| Dev | Vedant | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | God; divine | Culmination of the Vedas |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | DAYV | vay-DAANT |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1969 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2009 (145) | 2025 (120) |
| In 2025 | 126 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Dev | Vedant |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 690 | 487 |
| 2010s | 1,188 | 530 |
| 2000s | 975 | 376 |
| 1990s | 147 | 14 |
| 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'.
From Sanskrit vedanta (वेदान्त), literally 'the end/culmination of the Vedas', the name of the major school of Hindu philosophy concerned with ultimate knowledge.
Dev is more popular than Vedant today: about 126 US babies were given the name Dev in 2025, compared with 0 named Vedant.
Dev means God; divine (sanskrit origin), while Vedant means Culmination of the Vedas (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Dev first appears in 1969 and Vedant in 0, so Vedant has the longer recorded history.