Devin
2 syllables
♂ Male ◎ Gaelic / Irish ◈ 2 syllables
"Of A Little Deer"

From Gaelic / Irish

Devin means poet or divine — from the Irish Gaelic damh (poet/bard) or the Latin divinus (divine). Devin Booker is one of the NBA's most exciting players. The name bridges Irish-poetic with Latin-divine. Two syllables of NBA-exciting, Irish-bard, and the most compact poet-divine bridge.

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Devin at a glance
MeaningOf A Little Deer
OriginGaelic / Irish
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 9
US Rank (today)#375
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Why parents love Devin
  • Devin Booker is one of the NBA's most exciting.
  • The meaning poet/divine bridges Irish and Latin.
  • Two syllables with a smooth, modern sound: DEV-in.
  • Dev is a cool embedded beginning.
  • The Irish-Latin bridge gives genuine depth.
The vibe of Devin
poetdivineIrishGaelicdamhbardLatindivinusBookerNBAexcitingsmooth
Origin & history of Devin
Irish Gaelic damh (poet) or Latin divinus (divine) Devin
1
Gaelic / Irish roots
Devin comes from Irish (poet) or Latin (divine). Devin Booker is one of the NBA's most exciting players.
2
First recorded
Earliest known use: Irish/Latin; Devin Booker (born 1996).
3
Today
Devin remains a beloved choice, ranking #375 in the US. 173,156 babies have been named Devin since 1947.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
How popular is Devin?
1998 peak year
The name Devin reached its peak in 1998, with 6,218 registrations (ranked #62). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1947. Since the peak, the name has eased to around #375 today, averaging about 1,008 new babies per year. Devin has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 173,156 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
6,218 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #62)
1,008 Avg. per year
(last decade)
10,080 Total registrations
last 10 years
173,156 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #375) Popular
↓ Declining in recent years
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Numerology of Devin
9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.

Devin's Life Path 5 is the adventurer's number — poet-divine adventure. People named Devin tend to be smooth, exciting, and gifted at being the poet-divine bridge.

Poet-divine bridge
Booker-NBA
Irish-bard
Latin-divine
Smooth modern
D4
E5
V4
I9
N5
Sum: 27 → Life path 9
Personality of Devin
🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
🎨
Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
🌟
Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
💝
Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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