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How popular is the name Devon?
Births per year, rank history and how many Devons are alive today.
Devon (male) is an uncommon boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 934th in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. This spelling of the name peaked in 2007, when 151 babies were given the name, the 267th most popular that year. It has declined since 2007; the 2025 figure is roughly 22% of its peak. Numbers have been rising in recent years. Devon is one spelling of a name also recorded as Devan and Deven; the combined figures below cover every spelling. Common short forms of Devon include Dev.
Across all spellings of the name, the Devon you are most likely to meet is around 18 years old. Half of all Devons born in England and Wales are between 13 and 26, and there are at least 3,900 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1.3% chance that at least one of them will be called Devon.
How many babies are named Devon each year?
Includes all spellings: Devon, Devan, Deven. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Devon spelling rank?
Where does the Devan spelling rank?
Where does the Deven spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Devon most popular?
Devon peaked in 2007, when 189 babies in England and Wales were given the name across all spellings.
How many people are called Devon?
At least 3,900 people named Devon in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Devon?
Most living Devons are between 13 and 26; the most common age is about 18.
Is Devon becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.