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Dev

Dev holds the #1425 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 126 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1634 in 2020 to #1425 today. Its strongest year on record was 2009 (#1232 nationally, 145 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1969. The name's biggest fan base is in New Jersey (#523 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1425
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1232
in 2009 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
126
boys named Dev

Dev popularity, 1880–2025

0.002%0.004%0.006%0.008%18801900192019401960198020002020#1232 in 2009
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2009

Where Dev is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025NH—Washington: #737 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#737Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025MI—New York: #1760 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1760Massachusetts: #620 (7 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)MA#620Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025IA—Illinois: #1133 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1133Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025PA—New Jersey: #523 (14 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)NJ#523Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025CT—California: #1040 (20 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1040Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025VA—Maryland: #809 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MD#809Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1277 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1277South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025AL—Georgia: #1216 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1216Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Dev in 2025HI—Texas: #1294 (15 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1294Florida: #1831 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1831
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Jersey (#523), Massachusetts (#620), Washington (#737)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Dev in the most recent year of SSA data.

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