How Many People Are Named Dever?
An estimated 9 people in the United States have the first name Dever. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Dever peaked in popularity in 1928 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dever as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dever paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Dever is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
9
About 1 in 38,083,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1928
5 births
Total Registered
15
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dever
Dever is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 15 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dever as a male name
Ranked #6,491 in 1983
5 male births in 1983
Peak: 1928 (5 births)
Dever: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dever span from the 1920s to the 1980s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 5 babies were registered. Dever remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Dever by Decade
How has Dever tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dever + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dever as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dever
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dever: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dever?
We estimate approximately 9 people named Dever are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 38,083,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Dever a common name?
Dever is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 25.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dever most popular?
Dever reached peak popularity in 1928, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dever is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dever a male name?
Dever is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dever Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dever Smith, Dever Johnson, Dever Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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