A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Devin
lightweight · pliant · mellow
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenThe name traces to the Irish surname Ó Damháin, rooted in a diminutive for a stag, with a parallel lineage descending from an Old French word for a fortune-teller. It entered the American record in 1947, quietly trailing the postwar popularity of Kevin and Brian. Parents adopted it in volume during the late twentieth century as surnames with gentle vowel endings gained favor.
Also answers toDev
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1947–2025
SSA Data 1947 peak: 6,938 souls, A.D. 1995 2025
2025: 634 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
28 yrs
Most Devins were born around 1995 — old enough to remember phones with buttons.
Peak Reign
1995
№58 that year
Generation
Gen Z, 47%
then Millennial 38% · Gen Alpha 8%
Rarity
Top 500 all-time
≈174K ever born · now falling
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Devin grew up with
SSA DataMySpace Top 8·Club Penguin·iPod earbuds
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Devin peaked in 1995.
Estimated average age: 28.
What people think
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Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
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Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as someone who came of age alongside compact discs and mesh athletic shorts. With an average age hovering at twenty-eight, a Devin is statistically bound to early adulthood rather than elder statesman status. About ten percent of bearers in the record are female, though the crossover arrived quietly without disrupting the paperwork. The name ultimately presents as someone whose primary cold-weather garment is a gray fleece pullover worn indoors without apology.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name crested in 1995 with about seven thousand births before beginning a thirty-year slide down the rankings.
Field Note 02
Generation Z accounts for forty-seven percent of all living Devins, outnumbering the Millennials who first established the trend.
Field Note 03
After peaking at fifty-eighth nationwide, the name logged only 634 births in 2025.
Notable Devins
AI-WrittenDevin Townsendmusician, b. 1972
Devin Hesterfootball player, b. 1982
Devin Bookerbasketball player, b. 1996
Ephemera — If Devin were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Fort Collins, Colorado
Color
Heather gray
Job
Audio technician
Object
Anodized aluminum carabiner
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