Is Devlin a boy or girl name?

Devlin is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,442 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.7% were girls and 94.3% were boys.

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Devlin

Recorded 1957–2025 · United States

Devlin was most popular in 2007, when 146 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,727 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,442 people named Devlin.

Devlin over time

Births per year. The dot marks Devlin’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Devlin a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Devlin is mostly a boy’s name — 5.7% of the 3,442 Americans given it were girls and 94.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 11% girls and 89% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Devlin

Where Devlin is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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