Devesh
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Devesh is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Devesh mean?
Sanskrit
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Devesh a girl's or a boy's name?
Devesh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Devesh in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Devesh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Devesh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 2 | #6,166 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Devesh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Devesh, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 22 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Devesh in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Devesh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,334 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 15 | #5,670 |
| 2010 | 13 | #6,353 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,054 |
Names like Devesh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Shivansh Devansh Yuvraj Dhruv Vihaan Daksh Krish Veer Avyaan Dhruvansh Priyansh
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veda India
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Devesh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/devesh, updated 20 October 2026.