Fun Facts About the Name Devyn
- More than 16 thousand babies named Devyn: U.S. records list 16,210 babies given the name Devyn from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 6,791 boys received the name Devyn.
What Does the Name Devyn Mean?
Devyn is a variant spelling of Devon and Devin; its meanings come from those names, which have English and Irish origins. The English place name Devon comes from Latin Dumnonia, the region of the Dumnonii, a Celtic tribe in southwestern Britain. The meaning of Dumnonii is uncertain; it is sometimes connected with a Celtic root for "deep," but the exact sense is not settled. The Irish surname Devin is an anglicized form of Ó Damháin, meaning "descendant of Damhán." Damhán is a diminutive of damh, an old Irish word for "ox" or "stag," so the literal sense is "descendant of the little stag." The common gloss "fawn" for Devin is a looser interpretation of that element, not a word-for-word translation.
Devyn Name History & Origins
Devyn is a respelling of the older names Devon and Devin. The English place name Devon names the county in southwestern England. In Roman times the area was called Dumnonia, after the Dumnonii, a Celtic people of Britain. Old English sources used Defenas for the people and Defena scīr for the territory, which developed into the modern county name. From that place name came the English surname Devon, used for a person from the county. In the 20th century, the surname and place name were transferred to use as given names in the English-speaking world, generally for boys and girls.
The Irish Devin has a separate path. It comes from the surname Ó Damháin, whose members were descendants of a person named Damhán. That surname was anglicized in Ireland and carried by emigrants to English-speaking countries, where it also became a given name. The spelling Devyn is a later orthographic variant of these names, using y in place of the i or e. It does not have a separate root or meaning of its own.
How Popular is the Name Devyn?
Devyn recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2000. Its best rank was #585 in 1999.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,295 | 172 | 0.0107% |
| 2024 | #1,146 | 210 | 0.0130% |
| 2023 | #1,107 | 222 | 0.0139% |
| 2022 | #1,128 | 218 | 0.0133% |
| 2021 | #1,126 | 219 | 0.0134% |
| 2020 | #1,145 | 207 | 0.0128% |
| 2019 | #1,163 | 206 | 0.0123% |
| 2018 | #1,181 | 203 | 0.0119% |
| 2017 | #1,094 | 232 | 0.0134% |
| 2016 | #1,134 | 224 | 0.0126% |
| 2015 | #1,016 | 263 | 0.0147% |
| 2014 | #1,022 | 255 | 0.0143% |
| 2013 | #974 | 258 | 0.0147% |
| 2012 | #994 | 254 | 0.0144% |
| 2011 | #1,033 | 241 | 0.0137% |
| 2010 | #993 | 254 | 0.0143% |
| 2009 | #975 | 273 | 0.0149% |
| 2008 | #1,076 | 243 | 0.0129% |
| 2007 | #937 | 288 | 0.0150% |
| 2006 | #1,051 | 244 | 0.0128% |
| 2005 | #875 | 290 | 0.0157% |
| 2004 | #901 | 269 | 0.0147% |
| 2003 | #855 | 283 | 0.0155% |
| 2002 | #910 | 245 | 0.0136% |
| 2001 | #772 | 306 | 0.0170% |
| 2000 | #699 | 335 | 0.0184% |
| 1999 | #709 | 320 | 0.0180% |
| 1998 | #752 | 287 | 0.0162% |
| 1997 | #760 | 278 | 0.0160% |
| 1996 | #805 | 255 | 0.0145% |
| 1995 | #788 | 253 | 0.0144% |
| 1994 | #797 | 255 | 0.0143% |
| 1993 | #777 | 266 | 0.0147% |
| 1992 | #760 | 274 | 0.0149% |
| 1991 | #837 | 242 | 0.0129% |
| 1990 | #1,084 | 163 | 0.0086% |
| 1989 | #1,654 | 83 | 0.0045% |
| 1988 | #1,972 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 1987 | #2,242 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 1986 | #2,994 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1985 | #3,440 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #3,762 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1983 | #4,155 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1982 | #4,769 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #4,042 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #3,880 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1979 | #2,946 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 1978 | #3,025 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1977 | #5,987 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1974 | #7,947 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,807 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 2024 | #2,635 | 50 | 0.0029% |
| 2023 | #2,549 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 2022 | #2,302 | 62 | 0.0036% |
| 2021 | #2,283 | 61 | 0.0035% |
| 2020 | #2,050 | 69 | 0.0040% |
| 2019 | #2,239 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 2018 | #1,736 | 89 | 0.0049% |
| 2017 | #1,832 | 81 | 0.0044% |
| 2016 | #1,588 | 103 | 0.0054% |
| 2015 | #1,515 | 109 | 0.0057% |
| 2014 | #1,279 | 139 | 0.0072% |
| 2013 | #1,328 | 129 | 0.0068% |
| 2012 | #1,081 | 173 | 0.0091% |
| 2011 | #1,066 | 176 | 0.0093% |
| 2010 | #925 | 218 | 0.0114% |
| 2009 | #864 | 244 | 0.0123% |
| 2008 | #847 | 255 | 0.0125% |
| 2007 | #846 | 250 | 0.0120% |
| 2006 | #751 | 282 | 0.0137% |
| 2005 | #737 | 274 | 0.0137% |
| 2004 | #657 | 310 | 0.0156% |
| 2003 | #631 | 325 | 0.0165% |
| 2002 | #666 | 281 | 0.0145% |
| 2001 | #603 | 326 | 0.0168% |
| 2000 | #600 | 329 | 0.0168% |
| 1999 | #585 | 333 | 0.0173% |
| 1998 | #617 | 296 | 0.0155% |
| 1997 | #626 | 276 | 0.0146% |
| 1996 | #616 | 284 | 0.0150% |
| 1995 | #635 | 266 | 0.0140% |
| 1994 | #784 | 184 | 0.0095% |
| 1993 | #767 | 186 | 0.0095% |
| 1992 | #1,025 | 114 | 0.0057% |
| 1991 | #1,139 | 93 | 0.0046% |
| 1990 | #1,326 | 70 | 0.0034% |
| 1989 | #1,553 | 52 | 0.0026% |
| 1988 | #1,740 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1987 | #2,072 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #2,449 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #2,981 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #3,139 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #4,617 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #5,164 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #5,072 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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