Devin Brown
There are approximately 821 people named Devin Brown living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 417,484 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Devin with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Brown. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
821
1 in 417,484
Named Devin
169K
Alive today
Named Brown
1.7M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 169K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1995
Average age: 28
Estimated bearers: 1.7M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #4
Per 100K: 487.16
Top ancestry: White (58.0%)
First name trend
Devin: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Devin. The peak year was 1995 with 6,937 births. The average person named Devin today is 28 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Brown surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Brown, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 58.0%.
- White58.0%
- Black or African American35.6%
- Two or more races2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Devin has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0492% of the US population, based on 168,546 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Brown appears at a rate of 487.16 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.4872%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 821 people with the full name Devin Brown. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Devin
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Other people with the surname Brown
FAQ
Devin Brown: questions and answers
How many people are named Devin Brown?
We estimate approximately 821 people in the United States share the full name Devin Brown. That works out to about 1 in 417,484 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0492%) with the surname frequency (487.16 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Devin Brown?
We classify Devin Brown as "Very Rare". About 1 in 417,484 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Devin a male or female name?
Devin is predominantly unisex. Out of 173,156 total SSA registrations, 89.9% were male and 10.1% were female. See the full Devin profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.