Devone
The Story of Devone
As a girl name
Devone first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1952, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 11 births, good for #7,302 nationwide. About 33% of every Devone on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Devone last appeared in the published SSA data in 1995, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 122 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Devone as a boy name dates back to 1961, when 5 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 35 newborns named Devone — #2,209 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Devone on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Devone last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 730 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Devone
Devone is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 730 births in the dataset. Devone's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #2,209. Use the chart and map above to compare Devone'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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