Devlyn
Beatrice Devlyn is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. Devlyn was recruited by Fremantle as an injury replacement player in January 2017. She made her debut in the twenty-three point loss to Adelaide at Fremantle Oval in round four of the 2017 season.
Meaning & Origin of Devlyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Beatrice Devlyn is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. Devlyn was recruited by Fremantle as an injury replacement player in January 2017. She made her debut in the twenty-three point loss to Adelaide at Fremantle Oval in round four of the 2017 season.
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The Story of Devlyn
As a girl name
Devlyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1969, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 16 Devlyns were born — ranking #7,742 that year. As of 2026, Devlyn ranks #13,427 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 268 Devlyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Devlyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1977, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 21 Devlyns were born — ranking #4,129 that year. As of 2026, Devlyn ranks #12,230 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 341 Devlyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Devlyn
Devlyn is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 341 births in the dataset. Devlyn's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #4,129. Use the chart and map above to compare Devlyn'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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