Devery
A variation of the name Deaver, of English origin meaning "beloved" or "dear one".
Name Census estimates that about 311 living Americans carry the first name Devery. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 76.4% of registrations being male. The average person named Devery today is around 48 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Devery births was 1964 (39 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Devery. 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.
People living today
311
~ 1 in 1,102,104 Americans
Peak year
1964
39 babies that year
Average age
48
years old
2012 SSA rank
#9,976
Tracked since 1957
Gender
Gender distribution for Devery
Devery is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 347 total registrations, 265 (76.4%) were male and 82 (23.6%) were female.
Devery as a male name
- Ranked #9,976 in 2012
- 7 male births in 2012
- Peak: 1964 (29 births)
Devery as a female name
- Ranked #17,492 in 2011
- 5 female births in 2011
- Peak: 1960 (12 births)
Popularity
Devery: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Devery from the 1950s through to the 2010s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 152 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Devery 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 Devery during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Devery
The name Devery is an English given name with roots in the Gaelic language. It originated as a variant spelling of the name Devereux, which itself derives from the Norman French phrase "d'Evreux," meaning "of Evreux." Evreux is a town in the northern region of Normandy, France, indicating that the name likely originated among Norman nobility.
In the early Middle Ages, the Devereux family held lands and titles in Normandy, and the name spread to England following the Norman Conquest in 1066. The earliest recorded instance of the Devereux name dates back to the 12th century, with a Robert d'Evreux appearing in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1175.
The variant spelling "Devery" emerged later, possibly as a simplified anglicization of the Norman French original. While less common than the traditional "Devereux" spelling, Devery has been used as a given name throughout English-speaking regions, particularly in Ireland and the United States.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the first name Devery was Devery Cullinan, an Irish politician and member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who lived from 1879 to 1939. Another notable bearer of the name was Devery Moore (1892-1957), an American actor and vaudeville performer.
In the 20th century, Devery Selden Freeman (1920-2009) was an American lawyer and judge who served on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Devery S. Anderson (1936-2022) was an American businessman and philanthropist, known for his work in the aerospace industry.
More recently, Devery Jacobs (born 1994) is a Canadian actress and filmmaker of Mohawk and Kahnawà:ke descent, best known for her roles in the television series Reservation Dogs and American Gods.
While not an extremely common name, Devery has maintained a presence throughout English-speaking cultures, with its roots firmly planted in the Norman French heritage of medieval England and France.
People
Devery + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with D
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Devery: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Devery?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 311 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Devery 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 1,102,104 US residents.
Is Devery a common name?
We classify Devery as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 347 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Devery most popular?
The single biggest year for Devery was 1964, when 39 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Devery is about 48 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Devery a male name?
Yes, 76.4% of people registered as Devery 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.
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.