Devaughn
Devaughn is both a surname and a given name, an altered spelling of Irish surname Devine. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Devaughn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Devaughn is both a surname and a given name, an altered spelling of Irish surname Devine. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Devaughn
Devaughn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1926, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 135 Devaughns were born — ranking #924 that year. As of 2026, Devaughn ranks #4,580 for baby boys with 22 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 3K Devaughns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Devaughn
Devaughn is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1926 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Devaughn's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #924. Use the chart and map above to compare Devaughn's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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