Is Deva a boy or girl name?

Deva is a girl’s name. Of the 986 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 97.8% were girls and 2.2% were boys.

Deva

Recorded 1911–2024 · United States

Deva was most popular in 1971, when 23 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,568 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 986 people named Deva.

Deva over time

Births per year. The dot marks Deva’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Deva a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Deva is a girl’s name — 97.8% of the 986 Americans given it were girls and 2.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 92% girls and 8% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org