Given name & surname
Deven
“from the beautiful farmland; of the divine”
Deven is a variant of Devon. One English interpretation is “from the beautiful farmland; of the divine.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Deven is a variant of Devon. One English interpretation is “from the beautiful farmland; of the divine.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Deven is a variant of Devon. An origin associated with Devon is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Deven through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,986
- 10,670 boys · 1,316 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 531 babies
- 2025
- 43
- #2,896 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 98% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 43 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,896 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 491 in 2000. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,015 as a first name in 2020; 115 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Deven
- Deven VermaIndian actor1937–2014
- Deven BhojaniIndian actorborn 1969
- Deven MarreroAmerican baseball playerborn 1990
- Deven MayAmerican actorborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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