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Devon Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Devon?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Devon, ranked the 667th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Devon has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #117 was reached in 1994.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1997 with 3,189 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Devon in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1913.

Devon, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1915-1919, 1923-1926, 1947-1950, 1957-1977, and 1980-1994, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2001-2017.

Sometimes the name Devon has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

For a number of years, the name Devon has been spiralling downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Devon has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Devon?

Devon's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Devon still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Devon (Girl)Devon (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 58 2,864 377 667
2017 68 2,570 418 622
2016 61 2,806 489 570
2015 78 2,357 516 555
2014 82 2,273 526 527
2013 83 2,239 644 446
2012 93 2,063 736 396
2011 105 1,899 853 350
2010 111 1,831 1,025 312
2009 120 1,794 1,232 277
2008 145 1,573 1,509 242
2007 188 1,297 1,859 210
2006 189 1,269 1,983 197
2005 255 965 2,097 191
2004 290 848 2,327 175
2003 324 765 2,526 160
2002 280 832 2,394 160
2001 294 801 2,723 146
2000 371 658 2,972 133
1999 447 563 3,000 125
1998 503 505 3,147 119
1997 583 437 3,189 119
1996 650 404 2,906 127
1995 887 314 3,113 119
1994 701 371 3,033 117
1993 915 298 2,726 127
1992 919 302 2,772 123
1991 1,206 233 2,474 132
1990 996 278 2,058 151
1989 625 395 1,717 178
1988 443 504 1,440 190
1987 418 508 1,195 209
1986 435 491 1,053 226
1985 405 501 976 239
1984 508 419 851 256
1983 579 384 750 276
1982 501 435 460 376
1981 550 406 385 424
1980 721 334 438 393
1979 757 317 410 394
1978 760 307 417 377
1977 329 543 442 372
1976 123 1,017 305 447
1975 109 1,077 313 450
1974 93 1,199 352 416
1973 81 1,278 270 478
1972 96 1,140 198 569
1971 100 1,160 192 601
1970 99 1,171 202 570
1969 84 1,217 170 601
1968 85 1,171 161 599
1967 68 1,323 149 614
1966 78 1,218 120 679
1965 74 1,252 105 727
1964 63 1,419 115 720
1963 87 1,172 104 756
1962 41 1,791 81 843
1961 53 1,555 65 951
1960 36 1,895 63 958
1959 38 1,800 55 1,038
1958 38 1,773 46 1,137
1957 41 1,687 41 1,221
1956 38 1,724 48 1,096
1955 43 1,556 56 1,002
1954 40 1,609 55 1,010
1953 57 1,290 43 1,126
1952 29 1,867 50 1,017
1951 41 1,468 37 1,200
1950 37 1,530 43 1,077
1949 23 2,026 32 1,280
1948 30 1,717 30 1,329
1947 17 2,474 29 1,371
1946 10 3,270 31 1,263
1945 20 1,891 33 1,140
1944 14 2,432 31 1,197
1943 < 5 -- 33 1,192
1942 7 3,828 27 1,340
1941 5 4,561 33 1,160
1940 < 5 -- 34 1,140
1939 < 5 -- 27 1,280
1938 < 5 -- 38 1,048
1937 6 3,899 34 1,128
1936 < 5 -- 33 1,145
1935 5 4,365 39 1,025
1934 < 5 -- 30 1,222
1933 < 5 -- 28 1,254
1932 5 4,569 33 1,181
1931 6 3,987 36 1,134
1930 < 5 -- 36 1,177
1929 < 5 -- 32 1,243
1928 < 5 -- 25 1,487
1927 < 5 -- 30 1,355
1926 5 5,014 34 1,249
1925 < 5 -- 26 1,462
1924 < 5 -- 19 1,853
1923 < 5 -- 22 1,652
1922 < 5 -- 21 1,709
1921 < 5 -- 22 1,664
1920 < 5 -- 26 1,469
1919 < 5 -- 24 1,493
1918 < 5 -- 17 1,926
1917 < 5 -- 14 2,111
1916 < 5 -- 13 2,176
1915 < 5 -- 8 2,880
1914 < 5 -- 10 2,139
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.