Boy nameCurrently #1,392 in the USSteady
Dev
DEV//dɛv//
1 syllablePeak year: 20093 lettersStarts with D
Meaning & origin
God, divine
Dev comes from the Sanskrit 'deva', meaning god or divine being, a root shared across many Hindu deity names. Short and meaningful, it is used both as a stand-alone name and as a short form of longer Dev-prefixed names.
Dev's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Dev |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 5 |
| 1970 | 6 |
| 1971 | 8 |
| 1974 | 6 |
| 1976 | 8 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1978 | 9 |
| 1979 | 12 |
| 1980 | 10 |
| 1981 | 11 |
| 1982 | 7 |
| 1983 | 9 |
| 1984 | 13 |
| 1986 | 8 |
| 1987 | 7 |
| 1988 | 12 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1990 | 16 |
| 1991 | 20 |
| 1992 | 18 |
| 1994 | 14 |
| 1995 | 10 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1997 | 14 |
| 1998 | 21 |
| 1999 | 22 |
| 2000 | 41 |
| 2001 | 72 |
| 2002 | 66 |
| 2003 | 111 |
| 2004 | 117 |
| 2005 | 101 |
| 2006 | 111 |
| 2007 | 104 |
| 2008 | 107 |
| 2009 | 145 |
| 2010 | 114 |
| 2011 | 136 |
| 2012 | 119 |
| 2013 | 114 |
| 2014 | 113 |
| 2015 | 106 |
| 2016 | 121 |
| 2017 | 134 |
| 2018 | 117 |
| 2019 | 114 |
| 2020 | 98 |
| 2021 | 111 |
| 2022 | 111 |
| 2023 | 110 |
| 2024 | 134 |
Dev through the decades
- Dev peaked in 2009, when 145 babies were named Dev in the US.
- The 2010s were Dev's strongest decade, averaging 119 births a year.
- Dev currently ranks #1,392 in the US and is holding steady.
Nicknames
Dev
Variants & spellings
Deva