Devon Name Popularity

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How popular is Devon?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Devon, ranked the 667th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Devon has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #117 was reached in 1994.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1997 with 3,189 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Devon in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1913.

Devon, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1915-1919, 1923-1926, 1947-1950, 1957-1977, and 1980-1994, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2001-2017.

Sometimes the name Devon has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

For a number of years, the name Devon has been spiralling downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Devon has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Devon?

Devon's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Devon still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Devon (Girl)		Devon (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		58	2,864	377	667
2017		68	2,570	418	622
2016		61	2,806	489	570
2015		78	2,357	516	555
2014		82	2,273	526	527
2013		83	2,239	644	446
2012		93	2,063	736	396
2011		105	1,899	853	350
2010		111	1,831	1,025	312
2009		120	1,794	1,232	277
2008		145	1,573	1,509	242
2007		188	1,297	1,859	210
2006		189	1,269	1,983	197
2005		255	965	2,097	191
2004		290	848	2,327	175
2003		324	765	2,526	160
2002		280	832	2,394	160
2001		294	801	2,723	146
2000		371	658	2,972	133
1999		447	563	3,000	125
1998		503	505	3,147	119
1997		583	437	3,189	119
1996		650	404	2,906	127
1995		887	314	3,113	119
1994		701	371	3,033	117
1993		915	298	2,726	127
1992		919	302	2,772	123
1991		1,206	233	2,474	132
1990		996	278	2,058	151
1989		625	395	1,717	178
1988		443	504	1,440	190
1987		418	508	1,195	209
1986		435	491	1,053	226
1985		405	501	976	239
1984		508	419	851	256
1983		579	384	750	276
1982		501	435	460	376
1981		550	406	385	424
1980		721	334	438	393
1979		757	317	410	394
1978		760	307	417	377
1977		329	543	442	372
1976		123	1,017	305	447
1975		109	1,077	313	450
1974		93	1,199	352	416
1973		81	1,278	270	478
1972		96	1,140	198	569
1971		100	1,160	192	601
1970		99	1,171	202	570
1969		84	1,217	170	601
1968		85	1,171	161	599
1967		68	1,323	149	614
1966		78	1,218	120	679
1965		74	1,252	105	727
1964		63	1,419	115	720
1963		87	1,172	104	756
1962		41	1,791	81	843
1961		53	1,555	65	951
1960		36	1,895	63	958
1959		38	1,800	55	1,038
1958		38	1,773	46	1,137
1957		41	1,687	41	1,221
1956		38	1,724	48	1,096
1955		43	1,556	56	1,002
1954		40	1,609	55	1,010
1953		57	1,290	43	1,126
1952		29	1,867	50	1,017
1951		41	1,468	37	1,200
1950		37	1,530	43	1,077
1949		23	2,026	32	1,280
1948		30	1,717	30	1,329
1947		17	2,474	29	1,371
1946		10	3,270	31	1,263
1945		20	1,891	33	1,140
1944		14	2,432	31	1,197
1943		< 5	--	33	1,192
1942		7	3,828	27	1,340
1941		5	4,561	33	1,160
1940		< 5	--	34	1,140
1939		< 5	--	27	1,280
1938		< 5	--	38	1,048
1937		6	3,899	34	1,128
1936		< 5	--	33	1,145
1935		5	4,365	39	1,025
1934		< 5	--	30	1,222
1933		< 5	--	28	1,254
1932		5	4,569	33	1,181
1931		6	3,987	36	1,134
1930		< 5	--	36	1,177
1929		< 5	--	32	1,243
1928		< 5	--	25	1,487
1927		< 5	--	30	1,355
1926		5	5,014	34	1,249
1925		< 5	--	26	1,462
1924		< 5	--	19	1,853
1923		< 5	--	22	1,652
1922		< 5	--	21	1,709
1921		< 5	--	22	1,664
1920		< 5	--	26	1,469
1919		< 5	--	24	1,493
1918		< 5	--	17	1,926
1917		< 5	--	14	2,111
1916		< 5	--	13	2,176
1915		< 5	--	8	2,880
1914		< 5	--	10	2,139
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1911		< 5	--	< 5	--
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.