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Devone

duh-VOHN /dəˈvoʊn/

At a glance

In short
Devone carries the gentle strength of its English roots—think of the rolling hills and deep valleys of Devon, a place whose Celtic name hints at both protection and depth.
U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2022 (#12,330)
Babies in 2022
5 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#2,169 in 1987
First recorded
1961

Meaning of Devone

Devone carries the gentle strength of its English roots—think of the rolling hills and deep valleys of Devon, a place whose Celtic name hints at both protection and depth. Pronounced “duh-VOHN” (/dəˈvoʊn/), this unisex choice has quietly woven itself into American birth records for over sixty years, peaking in the late ’80s and still delighting a handful of families each season. It feels like a soft invitation to explore—whether you imagine a curious toddler chasing autumn leaves or a teenager sketching sunsets on a beach—Devone sparks a sense of adventure and resilience. Warm, familiar and yet refreshingly uncommon, it’s a name that invites a lifetime of stories, encouraging every child who wears it to chart their own bright course.

How to pronounce Devone

English

Popularity of Devone in the U.S.

Devone was last recorded in the U.S. in 2022, ranked #12,330 with 5 babies. It peaked at #2,169 in 1987. It first appears in the records in 1961.

Bar and line chart: Devone in the U.S., 1961–2022. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 35 in 1993 and 5 in 2022. Line: rank among boy names, peak #2,169 in 1987, #12,330 in 2022.
  • Boys named Devone (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1961–2022. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1961⁠–⁠2022 51 rows
Devone: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2022512,330back (not recorded in 2021)
2020512,022back (not recorded in 2019)
2018512,156back (not recorded in 2017)
2016117,157▲ 883
201598,040▲ 4,068
2014512,108▼ 3,990
201398,118▲ 40
201298,158▼ 79
201198,079▲ 2,687
2010610,766▼ 5,432
2009175,334▲ 2,990
200898,324▼ 734
2007107,590▼ 686
2006116,904▼ 1,870
2005165,034▲ 779
2004135,813▼ 998
2003164,815▲ 104
2002154,919▼ 945
2001203,974▲ 1,066
2000145,040▼ 1,664
1999233,376▲ 332
1998193,708▲ 1,252
1997124,960▼ 1,411
1996193,549▼ 626
1995242,923▼ 664
1994352,259▼ 50
1993352,209▲ 258
1992292,467▼ 277
1991332,190▲ 675
1990222,865▼ 573
1989292,292▲ 307
1988222,599▼ 430
1987272,169▲ 260
1986222,429▲ 399
1985172,828▼ 299
1984192,529▲ 542
1983143,071back (not recorded in 1981–1982)
1980172,729▲ 2,626
197965,355▼ 1,955
1978113,400▼ 490
1977142,910▲ 1,102
197684,012▲ 1,452
197555,464▼ 830
197464,634▼ 580
197374,054▼ 432
197283,622▼ 252
197193,370back (not recorded in 1970)
196973,595▼ 230
196873,365▲ 601
196753,966back (not recorded in 1962–1966)
196154,066new

Notable people named Devone

  • Howard Devone Payne was an American college football coach, athletics administrator, and three-sport athlete at Louisiana College.