Masculine dossier · first seen 1914

Devon

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

Endangered Down 92.6% from peak

Peak era

1997

Peak rank proxy

3,189

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1914Peak 19972024

Peak year

1997

Decline from peak

92.6%

2024

236

All-time

72,448

Devon once had enough force to mark a generation, but its current usage is a small remnant of that peak. The name still exists, yet now reads as a timestamp: personal, recognizable, and culturally receding.

Your name peaked in 1997, when 3,189 boys were named Devon.

In 2024, only 236 boys were given the name.

Down 92.6% from its peak.

All told, about 72,448 Americans have been named Devon and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1914.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryDown 92.6% from peak

19973,189 boys named Devon

2024236 boys named Devon

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