Masculine dossier · first seen 1969

Dev

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Dev
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2009

Peak rank proxy

145

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1969Peak 20092024

Peak year

2009

Decline from peak

7.6%

2024

134

All-time

3,020

Dev has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2009, when 145 boys were named Dev.

In 2024, only 134 boys were given the name.

Down 7.6% from its peak.

All told, about 3,020 Americans have been named Dev and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1969.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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