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Dev Name Popularity and Statistics

Dev is predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

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Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births3,146
First Year on Record1969

Dev popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Boys126#1,425
2024Boys134#1,397
2023Boys110#1,576
2022Boys111#1,589
2021Boys111#1,565
2020Boys98#1,634
2019Boys114#1,494
2018Boys117#1,478
2017Boys134#1,335
2016Boys121#1,433
2015Boys106#1,538
2014Boys113#1,447
2013Boys114#1,444
2012Boys119#1,398
2011Boys136#1,264
2010Boys114#1,447
2009Boys145#1,232
2008Boys107#1,516
2007Boys104#1,516
2006Boys111#1,413
2005Boys101#1,453
2004Boys117#1,280
2003Boys111#1,277
2002Boys66#1,744

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

These are the years with the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category, ordered from the largest total downward.

2009 · Boys

145 recorded births and rank #1,232.

2011 · Boys

136 recorded births and rank #1,264.

2024 · Boys

134 recorded births and rank #1,397.

2017 · Boys

134 recorded births and rank #1,335.

Where Dev ranked highest in 2025

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

StateRankRecorded births
NJ#52314
MA#6207
WA#7378
MD#8095
CA#1,04020
IL#1,1336
GA#1,2166
NC#1,2775

View the complete state-by-state table for Dev

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