Devi
Feminine · “goddess”
Devi is the Sanskrit word for goddess, and it is not a small word — it is the term used for the divine feminine across Hindu tradition, appearing alone and as the ending of countless other names. It is among the oldest names still in daily use anywhere.
How old is the name Devi?
Devi first appears in US birth records in 1952 — 73 years ago. The typical Devi alive today was born around 2007, making them about 18 years old. About 1,000 people named Devi are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Devi most popular?
Devi peaked in 2025, reaching #3130 nationally. Today it ranks #3130, exactly where it peaked. See the whole 2025 chart.
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Where it comes from
From deva to Devi
The story of Devi
Devi appears in Sanskrit texts from the earliest layers onward, first as a common noun and then as a title for particular goddesses, and eventually as the name of the goddess considered as one. In much of India it has also served as an honorific added to a woman's name rather than a name on its own, which is why so many Indian women's names end in -devi. It reaches American records with families from across the subcontinent and from the Indian diaspora in the Caribbean, Fiji and East Africa.
Meaning
goddess
The feminine of deva, a god or shining one; from an Indo-European root for daylight and sky that also stands behind the Latin deus.
How the name formed
- deva
- devi
Related forms: Devi · Thevi · Dewi · Dewi
Pronouncing Devi
DAY-vee
Two syllables, first stressed, the first vowel long. English speakers often say DEV-ee.
Nicknames for Devi
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1952
- Most girls named
- 202551 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3130reached in 2025
- Change vs 2024
- +4.1%51 in 2025, from 49
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Devi in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Devi in Hindi — transliteration
- Thevi in Tamil — transliteration
- Dewi in Balinese — same name
- Dewi in Indonesian — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, New York, Texas.
Devis among us
people named Devi are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 31,515 born in 2025 was named Devi
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Makyah test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Devi's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Makyah climbed just as high around 2003, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Makyah's path sketches the road Devi is walking now.
Devi sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Devi is headed
Devi looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 37% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Devi beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Devi in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- One of the oldest documented women's names in continuous use, with a settled meaning.
- Four letters and two syllables, easy in any language.
- Recognized instantly across India, Indonesia, Bali and the Indian diaspora.
- The meaning is a large one to hand a child, and it will be remarked on within the tradition.
- In much of India the word is an honorific rather than a first name, so relatives may read it differently than you intend.
- English speakers shorten the first vowel, giving DEV-ee rather than DAY-vee.
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Frequently asked
- How many Devis are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,000 people named Devi are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Devi in 2025?
- Devi ranks #3130 among US girl names in 2025, with 51 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Devi?
- About 1 in every 31,515 US girls born in 2025 was named Devi — 51 in all.
- Will my child share the name Devi with classmates?
- Devi will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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