Devota
Devota is the patroness saint of Corsica and Monaco. She was killed during the persecutions of the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian. She is sometimes identified with another Corsican saint named Julia, who was described in Latin as Deo devota. The description was misinterpreted as a proper name.
Meaning & Origin of Devota
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Devota is the patroness saint of Corsica and Monaco. She was killed during the persecutions of the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian. She is sometimes identified with another Corsican saint named Julia, who was described in Latin as Deo devota. The description was misinterpreted as a proper name.
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The Story of Devota
Devota first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1909, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1929, when 12 Devotas were born — ranking #2,587 that year. As of 2026, Devota ranks #5,563 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 200 Devotas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Devota
Devota is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1909 and has accumulated 200 births in the dataset. Devota's peak popularity came in 1929 when it ranked #2,587. Use the chart and map above to compare Devota'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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