Devan
Boy · DEV-an
Devan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 2,516th for boys in the US (53 babies).
Where does Devan come from?
Spelling of Devin or Devon; also an Indian name from Sanskrit deva, god
- Say it
- DEV-an
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Is Devan a girl's or a boy's name?
Devan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the UK and 53 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Devan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,372among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Devan, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2010, with 37 boys.
Half of all the boys named Devan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 71 boys in the UK were given Devan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #548, up from #1,372 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 48% of the babies named Devan in the UK in 1996, and 19% in 2012.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.
Devan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 24 | #1,229 |
| 2021 | 19 | #1,422 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,140 |
| 2014 | 30 | #1,031 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,445 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,313 |
| 2011 | 35 | #906 |
| 2010 | 37 | #867 |
| 2009 | 34 | #900 |
| 2008 | 31 | #947 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,031 |
| 2006 | 20 | #1,167 |
| 2005 | 28 | #895 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,040 |
| 2003 | 34 | #700 |
| 2002 | 21 | #918 |
| 2001 | 23 | #818 |
| 2000 | 24 | #785 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 20 | #840 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Devan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,516among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 53about 1 in 32,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 53 boys in the US were named Devan, making it the 2,516th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,996th. Its busiest year was 1994, with 646 boys. It first appears in the records in 1924.
Half of all the boys named Devan in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 912 boys in the US were given Devan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #373, up from #2,516 for this spelling alone.
In 2024, 18% of the babies named Devan in the US were girls.
Devan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | #2,516 |
| 2024 | 53 | #2,527 |
| 2023 | 50 | #2,613 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,268 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,348 |
| 2020 | 71 | #1,996 |
| 2019 | 78 | #1,899 |
| 2018 | 85 | #1,792 |
| 2017 | 96 | #1,644 |
| 2016 | 131 | #1,356 |
| 2015 | 121 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 151 | #1,213 |
| 2013 | 150 | #1,192 |
| 2012 | 203 | #983 |
| 2011 | 208 | #953 |
| 2010 | 239 | #877 |
| 2009 | 291 | #780 |
| 2008 | 301 | #749 |
| 2007 | 410 | #610 |
| 2006 | 418 | #586 |
| 2005 | 423 | #561 |
| 2004 | 487 | #502 |
| 2003 | 519 | #478 |
| 2002 | 441 | #514 |
| 2001 | 501 | #472 |
| 2000 | 460 | #496 |
| 1999 | 524 | #440 |
| 1998 | 592 | #409 |
| 1997 | 566 | #408 |
| 1996 | 533 | #421 |
| 1995 | 599 | #390 |
| 1994 | 646 | #367 |
| 1993 | 568 | #407 |
| 1992 | 579 | #396 |
| 1991 | 509 | #440 |
| 1990 | 387 | #491 |
| 1989 | 357 | #505 |
| 1988 | 263 | #570 |
| 1987 | 202 | #644 |
| 1986 | 181 | #667 |
| 1985 | 155 | #710 |
| 1984 | 109 | #840 |
| 1983 | 111 | #827 |
| 1982 | 55 | #1,253 |
| 1981 | 39 | #1,547 |
| 1980 | 45 | #1,410 |
| 1979 | 48 | #1,340 |
| 1978 | 66 | #1,066 |
| 1977 | 52 | #1,221 |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,780 |
| 1975 | 23 | #2,000 |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,692 |
| 1973 | 27 | #1,696 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,418 |
| 1971 | 29 | #1,636 |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,057 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,787 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,029 |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,962 |
| 1965 | 22 | #1,668 |
| 1964 | 23 | #1,654 |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,299 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,039 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,421 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,529 |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,557 |
| 1954 | 10 | #2,591 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,904 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,296 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,369 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,865 |
Nicknames for Devan
- Dev 33 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Devan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Keegan Aiden Conan Dylan Brody Finn Ronan Kayden Kian Regan Brogan