Given name
Devlon
“having fierce bravery; a misfortunate man”
Devlon is a variant of Devlin. One interpretation is “having fierce bravery; a misfortunate man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Devlon is a variant of Devlin. One interpretation is “having fierce bravery; a misfortunate man.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Devlon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 97
- 97 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 10 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 167 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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