Devan
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning divine or godly; from Devan.
Devan by the numbers
In 2025, 21 babies in England and Wales were named Devan. In the US, 114 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 646 babies in 1994, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Devan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Deanvalley; church official2,067 in the US (2017)
- Devindescendant of Damhán; fawn-like1,132 in the US (2017)
- Devonfrom devonshire or the devon valley484 in the US (2017)
- Devynfawn-like; a modern respelling of Devin313 in the US (2017)
- Devendescendant of Damhán; fawn-like; a spelling variant of Devin89 in the US (2017)
- Deganblack-haired; from Dagan11 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Devan
Names that are said the same way as Devan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Devan, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Devan
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