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Devyn

Devyn: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“poet”
Origin
Irish
Say it
DEV-in · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (58% girls, 42% boys since 1880)

Modern spelling variant of Devin/Devin, from the Irish surname Ó Damháin or related forms. It is also sometimes linked to the place-name Devon, so usage history is mixed.

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How popular is Devyn?

202478.0 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 Devyn in 2024260

2024 rank#1,146 girls

Peak year1999

Total US babies since 188015,993

Devyn has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Devyn

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Devinpoet · Irish
  • Devonfrom Devon, a county name · English
  • Devanpoet · Irish
  • Devenpoet · Irish
  • Rileyvaliant · Irish
  • Rowanlittle red-haired one · Irish
  • Quinndescendant of Conn · Irish
  • Roryred king · Irish

Devyn questions

What does the name Devyn mean?

Devyn means "poet". It comes from Irish. Modern spelling variant of Devin/Devin, from the Irish surname Ó Damháin or related forms. It is also sometimes linked to the place-name Devon, so usage history is mixed.

Is Devyn a boy or girl name?

Devyn is used for both: about 58% of US babies named Devyn since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Devyn?

260 US babies were named Devyn in 2024. Its peak year was 1999.

How do you pronounce Devyn?

Devyn is usually pronounced DEV-in.

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.