Devin (name)


Devin is an English-language given name, it is a unisex name. It is of many origins. One origin for Devin is from the surname Devin, which is an anglicization of the Irish patronymic Ó Damháin. The Irish patronymic is in reference to the given name 'damán allaid' meaning "fawn", or "poet."
A separate and unrelated root for Devin is from a nickname, based on Old French devin, "divine".
As a masculine given name, Devin became somewhat popular in the United States during the 1980s to 2000s, peaking at rank 59 in 1997. During this time, Devin also began to see some use as a feminine given name. Feminine usage peaked in 1991, at rank 238,
or at a ratio of 28% of masculine usage.

People called Devin

Men