Dev Boy
How popular is Dev?
#1,425 boy name in 2025
126 baby boys were named Dev in the US in 2025, making it the 1425th most popular boy name.
3,107living people named Dev (est.)
14median age of people named Dev
3,146babies named Dev since 1880
1 in 26,312US babies born in 2025
Dev popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,425 for boys (▼ 28 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 126 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+19% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,538 in 2015, #1,634 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (145 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,232 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1969 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Dev is most popular
Babies named Dev per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Jersey: 0.3 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (114 boys)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (38 boys)
Dev by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1970s | 56 | #3,356 |
| 1980s | 85 | #3,268 |
| 1990s | 147 | #3,099 |
| 2000s | 975 | #1,232 |
| 2010s | 1,188 | #1,264 |
| 2020s | 690 | #1,397 |
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Questions
- Is Dev a boy or girl name?
- Dev is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Dev were boys.
- How popular is the name Dev?
- 126 baby boys were named Dev in the US in 2025, making it the 1425th most popular boy name.
- When was Dev most popular?
- Dev peaked in 2009, when 145 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,232 in 2009.
- How many people are named Dev?
- 3,146 babies have been named Dev in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,107 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Dev most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Dev was most common in New Jersey, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.