Devaughnte
A male name of undetermined origin with no definite meaning.
Name Census estimates that about 10 living Americans carry the first name Devaughnte. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Devaughnte today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Devaughnte births was 1992 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Devaughnte. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Devaughnte. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
10
~ 1 in 34,275,434 Americans
Peak year
1992
5 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
1994 SSA rank
#9,174
Tracked since 1992
Popularity
Devaughnte: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Devaughnte by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Devaughnte during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Devaughnte
The name Devaughnte is believed to have originated from a combination of the Old English words "deva" meaning "divine" and "ghonte" meaning "wanderer." It is thought to have first appeared in the 8th century CE among Anglo-Saxon communities in what is now modern-day England.
The earliest recorded use of the name Devaughnte can be found in the Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People, where it is mentioned as the name of a monk who traveled extensively throughout the British Isles spreading Christianity.
In the 11th century, a renowned scholar and philosopher known as Devaughnte of Oxford made significant contributions to the field of logic and metaphysics. His writings were widely studied in medieval universities across Europe.
During the Crusades of the 12th century, a knight named Devaughnte de Montfort was celebrated for his bravery and military prowess in the battles against the Saracens. He was said to have been a close companion of Richard the Lionheart.
In the 15th century, an Italian explorer named Devaughnte Vespucci is credited with being one of the first Europeans to explore the eastern coastline of South America. His voyages and detailed accounts of the New World were influential in shaping the early understanding of the Americas.
The name Devaughnte also appears in several ancient religious texts, including the Zoroastrian Avesta and the Buddhist Tripitaka, where it is referenced as a descriptor for enlightened beings or ascetic wanderers.
Throughout history, there have been several other notable individuals with the name Devaughnte, including a 16th-century Ottoman poet, a 17th-century French mathematician, and a 19th-century Russian novelist, though their specific contributions and legacies are less well-documented.
People
Devaughnte + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with D
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FAQ
Devaughnte: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Devaughnte?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 10 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Devaughnte going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 34,275,434 US residents.
Is Devaughnte a common name?
We classify Devaughnte as "Very Rare". It ranks above 28.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 10 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Devaughnte most popular?
The single biggest year for Devaughnte was 1992, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Devaughnte is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Devaughnte in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Devaughnte a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Devaughnte in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Devaughnte still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Devaughnte in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Devaughnte can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Devaughnte?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Devaughnte at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.