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Devun

DEV-uhn /ˈdɛv.ən/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2006 (#9,585)
Babies in 2006
7 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#4,537 in 1999
First recorded
1996

Meaning of Devun

Devun steps onto the family tree like a seaside breeze rolling off the cliffs of Devonshire and a jig straight from old Ireland, because this modern-looking spelling is really a spirited spin on the classic names Devon and Devin. In his luggage he carries twin passports: one Celtic, echoing the Gaelic word for “poet” or “fawn,” and one English, waving to the lush county of Devon with its emerald pastures and cream-tea charm. Though he’s never been a chart-topping rock star, Devun has been quietly humming in the U.S. charts since the late ’90s—peaking with a humble 15 newborns in 1999—proof that some treasures prefer the glow of café lights to the glare of stadium spotlights. Picture him strumming a guitar at a backyard asado, equal parts gentle dreamer and adventurous surfer, a name that feels both soft on the tongue and ready for a road trip. For parents chasing something familiar yet freshly minted, Devun offers just the right mix of old-soul storytelling and mañana-ready wanderlust.

How to pronounce Devun

English

Popularity of Devun in the U.S.

Devun was last recorded in the U.S. in 2006, ranked #9,585 with 7 babies. It peaked at #4,537 in 1999. It first appears in the records in 1996.

Bar and line chart: Devun in the U.S., 1996–2006. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 15 in 1999 and 7 in 2006. Line: rank among boy names, peak #4,537 in 1999, #9,585 in 2006.
  • Boys named Devun (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1996–2006. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1996⁠–⁠2006 8 rows
Devun: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
200679,585back (not recorded in 2005)
200469,948▼ 2,703
200397,245back (not recorded in 2002)
2001106,445▲ 394
200096,839▼ 2,302
1999154,537▲ 3,023
199877,560back (not recorded in 1997)
199667,971new