Given name & surname
Devon
“from the beautiful farmland; of the divine”
Devon is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the beautiful farmland; of the divine.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the beautiful farmland; of the divine.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Devon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 92,976
- 72,673 boys · 20,303 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 4,001 babies
- 2025
- 260
- #1,028 for boys · #3,480 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 86% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 216 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,028 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 34.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 3,189 in 1997. It also appeared in 44 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (24). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 78,789 as a first name in 2020; 551 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.
Devon’s family of names
In English usage, Devon has a related form in Devin. Devon has a related form in Devin. Devon has a related form in Devan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 29
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Devinvariant · English
- Devynvariant
- Devanvariant · English
- Devenvariant
- Devinavariant
- Devynnvariant
- Devionvariant
- Deavonvariant
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Devon
- Devon AokiAmerican actress and fashion modelborn 1982
- Devon SawaCanadian actorborn 1978
- Devon BostickCanadian actorborn 1991
- Devon MurrayIrish actorborn 1988
- Devon WerkheiserAmerican actorborn 1991
- D-Von DudleyAmerican professional wrestler and producerborn 1972
- Devon GrayeAmerican actorborn 1987
- Devon ConwayNew Zealand-South African cricketerborn 1991
- Devon LarrattCanadian professional armwrestlerborn 1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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