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Devlin

/ˈdɛvlɪn/ · 94% boys · 13 born in 2025

Devlin has been given to about 3,442 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈdɛvlɪn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 3,236
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Devlin per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 146
  • Born in 202513
  • All time3,442

How popular is Devlin?

Its best year was 2007, when 146 babies were given the name, ranking 1256th. The typical living American called Devlin is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Devlin

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Devin0.88
  2. Kevin0.75
  3. Merlin0.75
  4. Tevin0.75
  5. Destin0.75
  6. Nevin0.75
  7. Delvin0.75
  8. Verlin0.75

Middle names for Devlin

Ranked by flow score
  1. Devlin Paul0.77
  2. Devlin John0.77
  3. Devlin Lee0.77
  4. Devlin Blake0.76
  5. Devlin Bryce0.76
  6. Devlin Wade0.76

Sibling names for Devlin

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Tracebrother · 0.88
  2. Paulinasister · 0.88
  3. Mauriciobrother · 0.87
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.87
  5. Palomasister · 0.87
  6. Ilianasister · 0.87

Where Devlin is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Devlin Anderson0.77
    2. Devlin Reyes0.72
    3. Devlin Moore0.72
    4. Devlin Lee0.72
    5. Devlin Hall0.72
    6. Devlin Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Devlin

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.