Devone
Masculine
Devone is given to both — 730 boys and 122 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Devone is recorded for boys and girls alike and is most likely an English county with a letter added. That county is locked in a long, entirely serious dispute with its neighbor about the order in which two things go on a scone.
How old is the name Devone?
Devone first appears in US birth records in 1961 — 64 years ago. The typical Devone alive today was born around 1992, making them about 33 years old. About 700 people named Devone are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Devone most popular?
Devone peaked in 1987, reaching #2169 nationally. See the whole 1987 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Devone
In Devon the cream goes on first and the jam on top. In Cornwall the jam goes first and the cream on top. Each county regards the other's method as obviously wrong, the argument is conducted with complete sincerity in newspapers and on social media, and it has drawn in tourist boards, politicians and at least one member of the royal family, who caused a minor incident by admitting to the Cornish order in Devon. There is a practical case for each: cream first spreads more easily on a warm scone, jam first stops the cream sliding. Nobody has ever been persuaded by any of it.
Meaningnot established
Not established
The English county name comes from a people recorded in Roman sources, and that reading is documented. This spelling is not, and the record holds it for both sexes without explanation.
Pronouncing Devone
duh-VON
Two syllables with the weight on the second. DEV-un, with the stress in front, is also heard.
Nicknames for Devone
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
- 1961
- Most boys named
- 199335 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2169reached in 1987
- Change vs 2020
- 0.0%5 in 2022, from 5
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.
Devones among us
people named Devone are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Devone sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Dev comes off the front as a short form and works for either sex.
- It is short on paper and quick to write.
- It is recorded for boys and for girls, so it leaves a question open rather than closing it.
- Most children with this spelling are boys, but a real minority are girls; either may be taken for the other.
- Devon, Devaughn and Davon are all in the record and will be confused with it.
- Two stress patterns are in circulation and the spelling settles neither.
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Frequently asked
- How many Devones are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 700 people named Devone are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Devone in 2025?
- Devone is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Devone with classmates?
- Devone will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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