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Dev

DEV

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“From Sanskrit 'deva,' meaning 'divine' or 'god.' Short, punchy, and infused with spiritual resonance across cultures.”

Popularity Over Time

Dev US popularity rank over timeRank 6068 in 1989 to rank 1237 in 2009. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1237#3653#60681969198020002024

Dev is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Sanskrit

Syllables

1

Style

ModernMinimalEtherealBold

Famous Bearers

  • Dev Patel (actor)
  • Dev Hynes (musician)

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Short & Strong →

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Sibling Name Ideas

Orion

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Indigo

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Sage

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River

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Phoenix

Greek Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Popular across South Asian and Western cultures

People Also Ask

From Sanskrit 'deva,' meaning 'divine' or 'god.' Short, punchy, and infused with spiritual resonance across cultures.

Dev is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Dev works beautifully as a full name and does not lend itself to an obvious short form. Most parents see that as a feature.

Names that pair beautifully with Dev include Orion, Indigo, Sage, River, Phoenix.