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Dev

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Meaning of Dev: Sanskrit: 'divine'

Dev is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1432nd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 981st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1432

126 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#981

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,146

First recorded 1969 · peak 2009

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 11 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 9 babies1984: 13 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 12 babies1989: 8 babies1990: 16 babies19901991: 20 babies1992: 18 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 14 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 12 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 21 babies1999: 22 babies2000: 41 babies20002001: 72 babies2002: 66 babies2003: 111 babies2004: 117 babies2005: 101 babies2006: 111 babies2007: 104 babies2008: 107 babies2009: 145 babies2010: 114 babies20102011: 136 babies2012: 119 babies2013: 114 babies2014: 113 babies2015: 106 babies2016: 121 babies2017: 134 babies2018: 117 babies2019: 114 babies2020: 98 babies20202021: 111 babies2022: 111 babies2023: 110 babies2024: 134 babies2025: 126 babies
US babies named Dev per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 145.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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