Devlin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DEV-lin
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #6,442 for boys
Devlin is a boys' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
Where does Devlin come from?
Irish: Irish surname, from O Doibhilin
Is Devlin a girl's or a boy's name?
Devlin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Devlin 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 29 boys.
Half of all the boys named Devlin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Devlin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,260 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 29 | #1,051 |
| 2011 | 29 | #1,031 |
| 2010 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 22 | #1,010 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,010 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 18 | #978 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,057 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Devlin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,442among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 49% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Devlin, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 140 boys. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the boys named Devlin in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2021, 25% of the babies named Devlin in the US were girls.
Devlin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 22 | #4,606 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,908 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,000 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 45 | #2,688 |
| 2015 | 59 | #2,252 |
| 2014 | 71 | #1,999 |
| 2013 | 62 | #2,138 |
| 2012 | 82 | #1,798 |
| 2011 | 77 | #1,834 |
| 2010 | 90 | #1,697 |
| 2009 | 116 | #1,443 |
| 2008 | 108 | #1,504 |
| 2007 | 140 | #1,255 |
| 2006 | 128 | #1,294 |
| 2005 | 119 | #1,288 |
| 2004 | 132 | #1,177 |
| 2003 | 131 | #1,148 |
| 2002 | 102 | #1,302 |
| 2001 | 94 | #1,353 |
| 2000 | 102 | #1,268 |
| 1999 | 85 | #1,380 |
| 1998 | 95 | #1,268 |
| 1997 | 89 | #1,281 |
| 1996 | 73 | #1,419 |
| 1995 | 71 | #1,400 |
| 1994 | 50 | #1,748 |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,374 |
| 1992 | 50 | #1,692 |
| 1991 | 43 | #1,817 |
| 1990 | 44 | #1,775 |
| 1989 | 46 | #1,673 |
| 1988 | 25 | #2,362 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 35 | #1,758 |
| 1985 | 24 | #2,225 |
| 1984 | 35 | #1,655 |
| 1983 | 52 | #1,274 |
| 1982 | 24 | #2,165 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,203 |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,378 |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,279 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,202 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 36 | #1,478 |
| 1974 | 39 | #1,370 |
| 1973 | 19 | #2,122 |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,364 |
| 1971 | 36 | #1,415 |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,614 |
| 1969 | 14 | #2,307 |
| 1968 | 25 | #1,573 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,241 |
| 1966 | 19 | #1,756 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,778 |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,849 |
| 1963 | 9 | #2,857 |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,363 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
Nicknames for Devlin
- Dev 33 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Devlin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Declan Aiden Finn Keegan Kian Conan Ronan Brayden Brody Kayden Brogan Regan
Names related to Devlin
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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, “Devlin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/devlin, updated 20 October 2026.