Dev
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Dev is a Sanskrit name meaning “god.”
Sources: Baby Names Made Easy
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Usage of Dev in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Dev against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Dev is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Dev in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 126 boys were named Dev, making it the #1425 boys' name in the US. Since 1969, 3,146 boys have been named Dev, with the most (145) in 2009. It is most common, relative to births, in New Jersey, Massachusetts and Washington.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Canada (Ontario) | #366 boys | 36 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| England and Wales | #934 boys | 33 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Ireland | #676 boys | 4 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Dev
There are 30 towns and villages with Dev in their name, in 4 countries.
🇮🇳 India 23🇵🇰 Pakistan 5🇰🇭 Cambodia 1🇳🇵 Nepal 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Rakhabh Dev | Rajasthan, 🇮🇳 India | 9,171 | Map |
| Ariga Dev | Karnataka, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Bālatt Dev | Kerala, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Dev | Haryana, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Dev Nagla | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Dev Nagla | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Dev Purwa | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Dev Purwa | Madhya Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Dev Purwa | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Dev Purwa | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Celebrities named Dev
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Dev.
Dev Hynes
Dev Patel
Fictional characters named Dev
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
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