UK boy's name
Devyan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Devyan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Devyan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4270, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2024, with 4 births.
This profile covers 13 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2015 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Devyan is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 13 living people in the UK are called Devyan. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Devyan ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2024, when 4 boys were registered as Devyan.
- • About 13 living people in the UK are estimated to have Devyan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4270
2024
Births in 2024
4
Latest year
Peak year
2024
4 births
Estimated living
13
2026
Popularity
Devyan over time
The chart below shows babies named Devyan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2015 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Devyan, the clearest high point is 2024. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Devyan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Devyan was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4683 | 10 | 3 |
| 2010s | #4747 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Devyan
- Daniel 120,900
- Dylan 60,836
- David 37,852
- Dominic 20,480
- Declan 11,657
- Dexter 11,627
- Danny 8,434
- Dean 5,329
- Dillon 4,113
- Douglas 3,773
- Dominik 3,494
- Damian 3,486
FAQ
Devyan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Devyan in the UK right now?
In 2024, Devyan was ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Devyan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2024, with 4 babies registered as Devyan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Devyan in the UK?
A total of 13 babies have been registered as Devyan across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.