Deveraux
Deveraux is a surname, derived from the Norman French Devereux. Notable people with the surname include:James Deveraux (1903–1988), United States Marine Corps general, Navy Cross recipient, and Republican congressman Jude Deveraux, American author
Meaning & Origin of Deveraux
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Deveraux is a surname, derived from the Norman French Devereux. Notable people with the surname include:James Deveraux (1903–1988), United States Marine Corps general, Navy Cross recipient, and Republican congressman Jude Deveraux, American author
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The Story of Deveraux
As a girl name
Deveraux first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2020, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 5 Deverauxs were born — ranking #15,082 that year. As of 2026, Deveraux ranks #15,082 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Deverauxs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Deveraux first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1994, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 7 Deverauxs were born — ranking #9,864 that year. As of 2026, Deveraux ranks #9,864 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 34 Deverauxs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Deveraux
Deveraux is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 34 births in the dataset. Deveraux's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #9,864. Use the chart and map above to compare Deveraux'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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