unisex name
Devereaux
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 3
- Letters 9
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 258
Devereaux is a unisex name with 3 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 14% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2024, when 28 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1952.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Devereaux over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 36 |
| 2000s | 23 |
| 2010s | 70 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 118 |
How popular is Devereaux?
In 2025, Devereaux was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Devereaux
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Devereaux also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Devereaux over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Devereaux
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Devereaux — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Devereaux
How popular is the name Devereaux?
In 2025, Devereaux was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Devereaux a girl's or a boy's name?
Devereaux is used for both girls and boys. About 14% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Devereaux?
Devereaux has 3 syllables.
When was Devereaux most popular?
Devereaux peaked in 2024, when 28 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Devereaux a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Devereaux currently ranks #5,817 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.