Devone
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- deh-VAHN
- Origin
- English
Devone is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Devone mean?
English: spelling of Devonne, itself a spelling of Devon, from the Celtic tribe the Dumnonii
A spelling of Devon, the English county named after the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe of south-west Britain.
Meaning borrowed from Devonne.
Is Devone a girl's or a boy's name?
Devone is a boys' name.
How popular is Devone in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1993, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the boys named Devone in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 33% of the babies named Devone in the US in 1990, and 20% in 1995.
Devone in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 15 | #4,913 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,372 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 35 | #2,254 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,204 |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,462 |
| 1991 | 33 | #2,184 |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,859 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,594 |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,165 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,427 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,528 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,728 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 14 | #2,909 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,368 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
Nicknames for Devone
- Dev 33 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Devone
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Devone
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Devone: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/devone, updated 20 October 2026.