Divine
Divineis the given name of:Divine Deablo, American National Football League player Divine Naah, Ghanaian footballer Divine Ndhlukula, Zimbabwean businesswoman Divine Oduduru, Nigerian sprinter Divine Fonjock, Cameroonian footballer
Meaning & Origin of Divine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Divineis the given name of:Divine Deablo, American National Football League player Divine Naah, Ghanaian footballer Divine Ndhlukula, Zimbabwean businesswoman Divine Oduduru, Nigerian sprinter Divine Fonjock, Cameroonian footballer
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The Story of Divine
As a girl name
Divine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 118 Divines were born — ranking #1,754 that year. As of 2026, Divine ranks #1,962 for girls with 101 births, gradually rising (+7%). In total, more than 3K Divines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Divine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1976, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 114 Divines were born — ranking #1,541 that year. As of 2026, Divine ranks #1,541 for boys with 114 births, rising sharply (+68% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Divines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Divine most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- CM49%
- Nigeria22%
- GH18%
- United States7%
- NE5%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Divine
Phonetically similar names — useful when Divine is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Divine
Divine is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Divine's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,752. Use the chart and map above to compare Divine'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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