Dev Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1235
1997	#1454
1998	#1485
1999	#1850
2000	#1889
2001	#1078
2002	#753
2003	#912
2004	#667
2005	#954
2006	#863
2007	#883
2008	#818
2009	#737
2010	#653
2011	#671
2012	#852
2013	#954
2014	#935
2015	#821
2016	#818
2017	#888
2018	#1284
2019	#1316
2020	#1085
2021	#1078
2022	#1268
2023	#1071
2024	#981

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #631 in Republic of Ireland in 2021.

Dev's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#981	31	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#1071	27	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#1268	21	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#1078	26	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#1085	25	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#1316	19	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#1284	20	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#888	35	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#818	39	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#821	38	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#935	31	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#954	30	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#852	36	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#671	48	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#653	49	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#737	40	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#818	34	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#883	29	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#863	28	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#954	23	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#667	36	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#912	21	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#753	25	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#1078	14	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#1889	6	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#1850	6	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#1485	8	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#1454	8	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#1235	10	High	Demonstration data
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#676	4	High	Demonstration data
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#770	3	High	Demonstration data
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#779	3	High	Demonstration data
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#631	4	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.