Devyn
- Gender
- Mostly girls
- Say it
- DEV-in
- Origin
- Irish
- US rank, 2025
- #1,295 for girls
Devyn is a name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,295th for girls in the US (172 babies).
Where does Devyn come from?
Irish: spelling of Devin, an Irish surname; also linked to Devon
More on Wiktionary.
Is Devyn a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Devyn has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 172 girls and 45 boys in the US.
How popular is Devyn in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2022, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Devyn in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2022, 69% of the babies named Devyn in the UK were girls.
Devyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 2 | #7,579 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 2 | #6,929 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 2 | #6,264 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 2 | #5,472 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 1 | #5,280 |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Devyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,295among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 172about 1 in 9,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 172 girls in the US were named Devyn, making it the 1,295th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,145th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 335 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974. 45 boys were also named Devyn in 2025 (2,797th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Devyn than any year since 1990.
Half of all the girls named Devyn in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 317 girls in the US were given Devyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #815, up from #1,295 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 60% of the babies named Devyn in the US in 1984, and 79% in 2025.
Devyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 172 | #1,295 |
| 2024 | 210 | #1,149 |
| 2023 | 222 | #1,107 |
| 2022 | 219 | #1,120 |
| 2021 | 221 | #1,116 |
| 2020 | 207 | #1,145 |
| 2019 | 206 | #1,161 |
| 2018 | 203 | #1,181 |
| 2017 | 232 | #1,091 |
| 2016 | 224 | #1,132 |
| 2015 | 263 | #1,016 |
| 2014 | 255 | #1,023 |
| 2013 | 258 | #974 |
| 2012 | 254 | #994 |
| 2011 | 241 | #1,033 |
| 2010 | 254 | #991 |
| 2009 | 273 | #973 |
| 2008 | 243 | #1,076 |
| 2007 | 288 | #937 |
| 2006 | 244 | #1,050 |
| 2005 | 290 | #874 |
| 2004 | 269 | #900 |
| 2003 | 283 | #853 |
| 2002 | 245 | #909 |
| 2001 | 306 | #772 |
| 2000 | 335 | #699 |
| 1999 | 320 | #707 |
| 1998 | 287 | #752 |
| 1997 | 278 | #759 |
| 1996 | 255 | #805 |
| 1995 | 253 | #786 |
| 1994 | 255 | #796 |
| 1993 | 266 | #774 |
| 1992 | 274 | #758 |
| 1991 | 242 | #834 |
| 1990 | 163 | #1,078 |
| 1989 | 83 | #1,647 |
| 1988 | 61 | #1,964 |
| 1987 | 48 | #2,234 |
| 1986 | 31 | #2,972 |
| 1985 | 25 | #3,418 |
| 1984 | 21 | #3,725 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 20 | #3,852 |
| 1979 | 29 | #2,931 |
| 1978 | 26 | #3,009 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
Nicknames for Devyn
- Dev 33 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Devyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Teagan Cassidy Brynn Brooklyn Ashlyn Kaitlyn Reagan Mckenna Fallon Keegan Rowan Regan
Other spellings of Devyn
Names related to Devyn
More Irish names
Oscar Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey Kennedy
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, “Devyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/devyn, updated 20 October 2026.