Devi
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,130 for girls
Devi is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “goddess, female deity”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 3,130th for girls in the US (51 babies).
What does Devi mean?
Sanskrit
“goddess, female deity”
A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Devi a girl's or a boy's name?
Devi is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 51 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Devi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,856th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Newly popular new in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Devi, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2024, with 16 girls.
Half of all the girls named Devi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Devi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,881 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
How popular is Devi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,130th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 51 about 1 in 32,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 119% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 51 girls in the US were named Devi, making it the 3,130th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,755th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 51 girls. It first appears in the records in 1952.
Half of all the girls named Devi in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Devi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | #3,130 |
| 2024 | 49 | #3,225 |
| 2023 | 51 | #3,181 |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,701 |
| 2021 | 27 | #4,829 |
| 2020 | 27 | #4,755 |
| 2019 | 21 | #5,794 |
| 2018 | 21 | #5,781 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6,527 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6,450 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6,338 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4,913 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5,225 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6,319 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 17 | #6,815 |
| 2004 | 24 | #5,204 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 8 | #10,338 |
| 1998 | 23 | #4,633 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 10 | #8,116 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
| 1990 | 14 | #6,125 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 16 | #4,633 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 9 | #6,886 |
| 1981 | 9 | #6,802 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 9 | #5,056 |
| 1968 | 12 | #3,999 |
| 1967 | 7 | #5,456 |
| 1966 | 11 | #3,958 |
| 1965 | 16 | #3,148 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 11 | #4,018 |
| 1962 | 14 | #3,437 |
| 1961 | 9 | #4,545 |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #5,407 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 7 | #4,739 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
Names like Devi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dhanvi, Dhriti, Saanvi, Krishvi, Yashvi, Sanvi, Kashvi, Vaani, Tanvi, Avni, Anvi, Vaishnavi
Names related to Devi
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
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, “Devi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/devi, updated 20 October 2026.