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