Devi
Usage of Devi in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Devi against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Devi is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Devi is a Sanskrit and Hindu name for a goddess, sometimes the goddess of power, and the feminine of Dev. Devi is also glossed as “divine.”
Devi in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 51 girls were named Devi, making it the #3130 girls' name in the US. Since 1952, 1,016 girls have been named Devi, with the most (51) in 2023. It is most common, relative to births, in New York and California.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Towns named Devi
There are 101 towns and villages with Devi in their name, in 4 countries.
🇮🇳 India 79🇳🇵 Nepal 12🇵🇰 Pakistan 9🇲🇿 Mozambique 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naina Devi | Himachal Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | 1,204 | Map |
| Ambika Devi | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Banja Devi | Uttarakhand, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Banjāri Devi | Madhya Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Barha Devi | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Bondgaon Devi | Maharashtra, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Bālkesar Devi | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Būngi Devi | Uttarakhand, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Chandika Devi | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Chando Devi | Himachal Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Devi
There are 4 lakes and reservoirs with Devi in their name, in 2 countries.
🇮🇳 India 3🇳🇵 Nepal 1
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Devi Kund | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Devi Tāl | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Devi Tāl | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | Map |
| Devi̇̄ Tāl | Bagmati Province, 🇳🇵 Nepal | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Devi songs
5 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Devi in their title. The best known:
- Devi dirmi di sì / La controsamba – Mina (1983)
- Devi volerti bene – Irene Grandi (2020)
- Devi Sridevi – Vani Jairam
- Jay Devi Mangalagauri – Vasant Prabhu (1960)
- Per Elisa / Non devi avere paura – Alice (1981)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Fictional characters named Devi
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.
Devi as a pet name
FurryName has found 8 dogs named Devi in public pet registers, making it the #10,322 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (5), Cambridge (1), Toronto (1). Devi as a dog name →
Devi products
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