Devaki

Girls' name

From Sanskrit देवकी; literal meaning unconfirmed

Devaki has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1978. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1978, with 5 recorded.

Babies named Devaki, 2011

1 in 732,000

Devaki over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Devaki: meaning, origin, and history

From Sanskrit देवकी; literal meaning unconfirmed

Sanskrit

What Devaki means

Devaki is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Devaki is used in English. Its origins include Sanskrit.

Devaki comes through Sanskrit देवकी.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 10 girls were recorded with the name Devaki between 1978 and 2011. Its highest annual count was 5 in 1978; its best national rank was #10,150 in 1978.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Devaki?

Devaki had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2011, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2011: 1 in 732,000; 5 of 3,657,935 births
Among girls only: 1 in 352,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 2011: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 507,099 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Devaki sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2011 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 507,099 children born in 2011 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Devaki. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Devakis were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Devaki was born before 1978 — so the typical Devaki is around 47 today.

Median birth year: 1978; About 47 years old
Biggest decade: 1970s; 50.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 50.0%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 10; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1970s — 50.0% of all recorded uses (5).

Is Devaki rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1978 (5)
Years since peak: 47; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #10,150; 1978

Spellings of Devaki

Devaki is not the most common spelling — Devan is, with 40.4% against Devaki's 0.08%.

Devan40.4%5,161
Delani16.2%2,068
Denali14.1%1,795
Devany8.6%1,099
Devi8.0%1,016
Deva7.5%964
Devika5.2%661
Devaki0.08%10

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Devaki by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #10,150; 1978
Peak year: 1978; 5 that year
First recorded: 1978
Last recorded: 2011
All-time count: 10
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Devaki

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Devisha Devola Devanya Deviny Devara Devree Devrie Deveta Deveni Devvon Devoni Devia Devayah Devian Devonn Devry Devana Devaya Devyani Devion Devki Devanni Devena Deveah

Sibling names for Devaki

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Shanta Cory Imelda Lakesha Cristy Aja Jason Bambi

For a brother

Cedrick Torrey Jed Kristofer Tory Aric Rodrick Leopoldo

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