Given name & surname
Devin
“from the beautiful farmland; of the divine”·“resembling an ox”·“of the divine”
Devin is a variant of Devon. One English interpretation is “from the beautiful farmland; of the divine.” In English use, Devin has a related form in Devine. Interpretations include “resembling an ox” and “of the divine”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Devin is a variant of Devon. One English interpretation is “from the beautiful farmland; of the divine.” In English use, Devin has a related form in Devine. Interpretations include “resembling an ox” and “of the divine”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Devin is a variant of Devon. An origin associated with Devon is English. In English use, Devin has a related form in Devine. An origin associated with Devine is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Devin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 173,806
- 156,250 boys · 17,556 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 6,938 babies
- 2025
- 634
- #548 for boys · #2,158 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 90% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 548 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 548 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6,218 in 1998. It also appeared in 86 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (79). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 144,827 as a first name in 2020; 1,288 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Devin’s family of names
Devin has a related form in Devon. In English usage, Devin has an alternative spelling in Devan. In English usage, Devin as a surname has a related form in Devine.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Devin
- Devin BookerAmerican basketball player (born 1996)
- Devin TownsendCanadian singer, guitarist and record producerborn 1972
- DevAmerican singer, songwriter, actress and modelborn 1989
- Devin RatrayAmerican actorborn 1977
- Devin HarrisAmerican basketball player (born 1983)
- Devin NunesAmerican politician, CEO of Trump Mediaborn 1973
- Devin Loganfreestyle skierborn 1993
- Devin DruidAmerican actorborn 1998
- Devin VassellAmerican basketball player (born 2000)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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