Devlin
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Devlin
Devlin is an Irish name that's fresher and even more devilish than Devin.
The earliest written record of this surname occurs in the thirteenth century, when an O'Devlin was appointed Bishop of Kells in 1211.
In the contemporary world, Devlin Agamand is a character in the video game "War of Witchcraft" and there is a British rapper who goes by the single name Devlin. Bernadette Devlin was the youngest woman ever elected to the British Parliament.
Devlin is also given to girls.
Pronounced DEV-lin.
As of October 2026, Devlin ranked #15785 in US births in 2023 SSA, peaked at #7941 in 1986.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,007 | 71 | 37 |
| 2015 | #2,259 | 59 | 30.8 |
| 2016 | #2,695 | 45 | 23.7 |
| 2017 | #3,697 | 29 | 15.7 |
| 2018 | #2,762 | 44 | 24.2 |
| 2019 | #4,033 | 26 | 14.5 |
| 2020 | #4,172 | 24 | 13.9 |
| 2021 | #3,931 | 27 | 15.4 |
| 2022 | #4,894 | 20 | 11.5 |
| 2023 | #4,629 | 22 | 12.9 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Devlin on lists
Famous Devlins
- Esmeralda “Es” DevlinGirl
English artist and stage designer
- Janet Maureen Aoife DevlinGirl
Irish singer-songwriter
- Devlin BarrettBoy
Washington Post reporter
- Devlin BarnesBoy
American soccer player
- (James) DevlinBoy
English rapper
- Bernadette DevlinBoy
Irish civil rights leader
Devlin in pop culture
- Devlin MoranBoy
female character in movie "Who Shot Patakango?"
- DevlinBoy
female character in movie "Just Go with It"
- Devlin O'Ryan aka ReflexBoy
character in DC Comics
- Devlin WaughBoy
character in 2000 AD and Judge Dredd comics
- ErnieBoy
Tod, and Sandy Devlin, daredevil siblings in animated series "Devlin"
- Devlin AgamandBoy
character in World of Warcraft