Devereaux
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DEV-er-oh
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #5,606 for boys
Devereaux is a boys' name of French origin, meaning “from Evreux”. In 2025 it ranked 5,606th for boys in the US (16 babies).
What does Devereaux mean?
French: Norman surname d'Evreux, from the town of Evreux
“from Evreux”
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, was a favourite of Elizabeth I until his execution for rebellion in 1601.
Is Devereaux a girl's or a boy's name?
Devereaux is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Devereaux in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,606th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 331% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the US were named Devereaux, making it the 5,606th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1952.
Half of all the boys named Devereaux in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Devereaux in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #5,606 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #7,409 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
Nicknames for Devereaux
- Dev 33 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Devereaux
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finnegan, Cassian, Declan, Deacon, Kayden, Callahan, Callan, Finn, Ronan, Raiden, Killian, Caspian
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Devereaux: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/devereaux, updated 20 October 2026.