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Dev

Dev: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“god, deity”
Origin
Sanskrit
Say it
DEV · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

From Sanskrit deva 'god, deity'. In India it also commonly appears as a short form of names such as Devendra or Devansh.

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How popular is Dev?

202440.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Dev in 2024134

2024 rank#1,393 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18803,020

Dev has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Dev

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Bodhiawakening, enlightenment · Sanskrit
  • Arjunbright, white · Sanskrit
  • Aaravpeaceful; calm · Sanskrit
  • Avyaaneloquent; without imperfections · Sanskrit
  • Aryannoble · Sanskrit
  • Rohanascending · Sanskrit
  • Vihaandawn, morning · Sanskrit
  • Ishaansun; lord, ruler · Sanskrit

Dev questions

What does the name Dev mean?

Dev means "god, deity". It comes from Sanskrit. From Sanskrit deva 'god, deity'. In India it also commonly appears as a short form of names such as Devendra or Devansh.

Is Dev a boy or girl name?

Dev is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dev?

134 US babies were named Dev in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Dev?

Dev is usually pronounced DEV.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.