Is Devlyn a boy or girl name?

Devlyn is a unisex name. Of the 609 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 44.0% were girls and 56.0% were boys.

Devlyn

Recorded 1969–2024 · United States

Devlyn was most popular in 2008, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,526 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 609 people named Devlyn.

Devlyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Devlyn’s peak in 2008. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Devlyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Devlyn is a unisex name — 44.0% of the 609 Americans given it were girls and 56.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 71% girls and 29% 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