Devon
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Devon is a name of Celtic origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,008th for boys in the UK (33 babies) and 1,028th for boys in the US (216 babies).
What does Devon mean?
Celtic: from the English county, named after the Celtic Dumnonii tribe
Taken from the county of Devon in south-west England, home to Dartmoor and Exmoor.
- Say it
- DEV-on
More on Wiktionary.
Is Devon a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Devon has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls and 33 boys in the UK and 44 girls and 216 boys in the US.
How popular is Devon in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,008among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 9,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the UK were named Devon, making it the 1,008th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 812th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 169 boys. 14 girls were also named Devon in 2025 (2,076th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Devon 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.
In 2025, 71 boys in the UK were given Devon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #548, up from #1,008 for this spelling alone.
In 1996, 61% of the babies named Devon in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 30%, with more boys than girls since 2022.
Among boys in 2025, it was 934th in England and Wales.
Devon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #1,008 |
| 2024 | 47 | #790 |
| 2023 | 39 | #892 |
| 2022 | 37 | #923 |
| 2021 | 30 | #1,064 |
| 2020 | 42 | #812 |
| 2019 | 47 | #764 |
| 2018 | 55 | #698 |
| 2017 | 55 | #704 |
| 2016 | 85 | #523 |
| 2015 | 81 | #535 |
| 2014 | 96 | #471 |
| 2013 | 98 | #457 |
| 2012 | 125 | #385 |
| 2011 | 137 | #358 |
| 2010 | 132 | #359 |
| 2009 | 130 | #346 |
| 2008 | 157 | #298 |
| 2007 | 169 | #268 |
| 2006 | 119 | #323 |
| 2005 | 96 | #360 |
| 2004 | 100 | #335 |
| 2003 | 114 | #298 |
| 2002 | 85 | #344 |
| 2001 | 107 | #290 |
| 2000 | 100 | #304 |
| 1999 | 79 | #355 |
| 1998 | 77 | #351 |
| 1997 | 73 | #368 |
| 1996 | 70 | #363 |
How popular is Devon in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,028among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 216about 1 in 7,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 216 boys in the US were named Devon, making it the 1,028th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 674th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 3,189 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914. 44 girls were also named Devon in 2025 (3,458th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Devon than any year since 1972.
Half of all the boys named Devon in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 912 boys in the US were given Devon or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #373, up from #1,028 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 17% of the babies named Devon in the US were girls.
Devon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 216 | #1,028 |
| 2024 | 236 | #961 |
| 2023 | 258 | #901 |
| 2022 | 291 | #837 |
| 2021 | 322 | #774 |
| 2020 | 385 | #674 |
| 2019 | 342 | #714 |
| 2018 | 381 | #664 |
| 2017 | 421 | #619 |
| 2016 | 491 | #570 |
| 2015 | 518 | #554 |
| 2014 | 528 | #525 |
| 2013 | 644 | #447 |
| 2012 | 741 | #396 |
| 2011 | 855 | #350 |
| 2010 | 1,028 | #311 |
| 2009 | 1,236 | #277 |
| 2008 | 1,510 | #242 |
| 2007 | 1,862 | #210 |
| 2006 | 1,985 | #197 |
| 2005 | 2,097 | #191 |
| 2004 | 2,328 | #175 |
| 2003 | 2,527 | #160 |
| 2002 | 2,395 | #160 |
| 2001 | 2,722 | #147 |
| 2000 | 2,974 | #133 |
| 1999 | 3,000 | #125 |
| 1998 | 3,147 | #119 |
| 1997 | 3,189 | #119 |
| 1996 | 2,907 | #127 |
| 1995 | 3,114 | #119 |
| 1994 | 3,033 | #117 |
| 1993 | 2,727 | #127 |
| 1992 | 2,773 | #123 |
| 1991 | 2,474 | #132 |
| 1990 | 2,058 | #151 |
| 1989 | 1,716 | #178 |
| 1988 | 1,441 | #190 |
| 1987 | 1,196 | #209 |
| 1986 | 1,053 | #226 |
| 1985 | 977 | #239 |
| 1984 | 851 | #255 |
| 1983 | 750 | #276 |
| 1982 | 460 | #376 |
| 1981 | 384 | #424 |
| 1980 | 436 | #393 |
| 1979 | 410 | #394 |
| 1978 | 417 | #377 |
| 1977 | 442 | #372 |
| 1976 | 305 | #447 |
| 1975 | 314 | #450 |
| 1974 | 352 | #416 |
| 1973 | 270 | #478 |
| 1972 | 197 | #571 |
| 1971 | 191 | #600 |
| 1970 | 203 | #569 |
| 1969 | 169 | #603 |
| 1968 | 161 | #598 |
| 1967 | 149 | #614 |
| 1966 | 120 | #678 |
| 1965 | 105 | #724 |
| 1964 | 115 | #720 |
| 1963 | 103 | #757 |
| 1962 | 81 | #840 |
| 1961 | 65 | #949 |
| 1960 | 61 | #972 |
| 1959 | 55 | #1,033 |
| 1958 | 46 | #1,130 |
| 1957 | 41 | #1,213 |
| 1956 | 48 | #1,091 |
| 1955 | 56 | #1,001 |
| 1954 | 55 | #1,006 |
| 1953 | 43 | #1,122 |
| 1952 | 50 | #1,012 |
| 1951 | 37 | #1,194 |
| 1950 | 43 | #1,073 |
| 1949 | 32 | #1,274 |
| 1948 | 30 | #1,322 |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,362 |
| 1946 | 31 | #1,256 |
| 1945 | 33 | #1,138 |
| 1944 | 31 | #1,193 |
| 1943 | 33 | #1,187 |
| 1942 | 27 | #1,334 |
| 1941 | 33 | #1,152 |
| 1940 | 34 | #1,135 |
| 1939 | 27 | #1,272 |
| 1938 | 38 | #1,043 |
| 1937 | 34 | #1,119 |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,142 |
| 1935 | 39 | #1,020 |
| 1934 | 30 | #1,213 |
| 1933 | 28 | #1,251 |
| 1932 | 33 | #1,175 |
| 1931 | 36 | #1,128 |
| 1930 | 36 | #1,173 |
| 1929 | 32 | #1,237 |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,480 |
| 1927 | 30 | #1,350 |
| 1926 | 34 | #1,242 |
| 1925 | 26 | #1,451 |
| 1924 | 19 | #1,839 |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,643 |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,695 |
| 1921 | 22 | #1,648 |
| 1920 | 26 | #1,457 |
| 1919 | 24 | #1,480 |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,904 |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,090 |
| 1916 | 13 | #2,151 |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,828 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,100 |
Nicknames for Devon
- Dev 33 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Devon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Devon
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