Devlyn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DEV-lin
- Origin
- Irish
Devlyn is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Devlyn come from?
Irish: variant of Devlin, from the Irish surname Ó Doibhilin
Is Devlyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Devlyn is a boys' name.
How popular is Devlyn in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 5 boys.
Devlyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 2 | #6,166 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 2 | #4,101 |
How popular is Devlyn in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the girls named Devlyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Devlyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 15 | #7,610 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 16 | #7,738 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
Nicknames for Devlyn
- Dev 33 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Devlyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn Aiden Declan Keegan Kian Kayden Ronan Brayden Conan Caelan Conlan Brogan
Names related to Devlyn
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Casey Kennedy Callan Lennon Cillian
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, “Devlyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/devlyn, updated 20 October 2026.