Devaney
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning descendant of deamhán, dark one.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Devaney by the numbers
Devaney was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 11 babies in 1991, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Devaney. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Devany21 in the US (2017)
- Devanny12 in the US (2017)
- Devantebeloved; a form of David76 in the US (2017)
- Delaineydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine; a modern respelling of Delaney57 in the US (2017)
- Delanydescendant of the dark challenger; from Ó Dubhshláine51 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Devaney, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Kaliblack; fierce; Hindu goddess of time1,120 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Devaney
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