girls:
757 births since 1979
#4959 (13th percentile)
boys:
807 births since 1955
#3780 (18th percentile)
overall:
1.6k births since 1955
#6182 (20th percentile)
The name Devine is the #6,182 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,564 recorded births since 1955. This represents the 20.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 20.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,780 (17.5% percentile) for all time with 807 births since 1955. For girls, it ranks #4,959 (13.2% percentile) for all time with 757 births since 1979.
Devine first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1955 (1955 for boys and 1979 for girls). Birth data for Devine is available in 47 out of the 69 years between 1955 and 2023 (46 years for boys and 41 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Devine is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 63.2% of babies named Devine were girls. Interestingly, until around 2000, the name was more popular for boys (63.6% boys from 1955 to 1999), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (56.0% girls from 2000 to 2023).
For boys, Devine reached its peak popularity in 1992, achieving the 4.0% percentile (ranked #739) with 17 births per million. The name was most common in 1992, with 17 births per million (ranked 4.0% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Devine ranks #902 for boys (1.0% percentile) with 8 births per million, which is 44.6% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Devine reached its peak popularity in 2001, achieving the 3.5% percentile (ranked #867) with 18 births per million. The name was most common in 2001, with 18 births per million (ranked 3.5% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Devine ranks #928 for girls (2.0% percentile) with 14 births per million, which is 75.5% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Devine".
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These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Devine", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 4 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Divine" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Divine..
Our model has identified 7 different pronunciations for the name Devine. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 36.4% confident that Devine is pronounced as dih-VAIN, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is duh-VAIN, at 27.3% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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