| Dev | Devansh | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | God; divine | Part of the divine |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | DAYV | day-VAHNSH |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1969 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2009 (145) | 2017 (119) |
| In 2025 | 126 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Dev | Devansh |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 690 | 446 |
| 2010s | 1,188 | 504 |
| 2000s | 975 | 87 |
| 1990s | 147 | 0 |
| 1980s | 85 | 0 |
| 1970s | 56 | 0 |
| 1960s | 5 | 0 |
From Sanskrit deva (देव), 'god, deity, divine one', from a root meaning 'to shine'. A simple, ancient word meaning 'divine'.
A compound of Sanskrit देव (deva, 'god, divine') + अंश (aṃśa, 'portion, part'), read as 'a part/spark of God'. The elements are genuine Sanskrit, though the compound itself is a modern coinage used as a name rather than a classical term.
Dev is more popular than Devansh today: about 126 US babies were given the name Dev in 2025, compared with 0 named Devansh.
Dev means God; divine (sanskrit origin), while Devansh means Part of the divine (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Dev first appears in 1969 and Devansh in 0, so Devansh has the longer recorded history.