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Deven

Deven is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Deven are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh
Male 89%Female 11%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
89% male / 11% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
10,251 male / 1,303 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Deven

To address Deven when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Deven," in English, "Guten Tag Deven," in German. About 89% of people named Deven are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Deven,

German

Guten Tag Deven,

French

Bonjour Deven,

Spanish

Estimado/a Deven:

Chinese

Deven您好：

Japanese

Deven様

English

Hi Deven,

German

Hi Deven,

French

Salut Deven,

Spanish

Hola Deven,

Chinese

Deven你好：

Japanese

Devenさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Deven by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonman's name89%

United States birth data

10,251 male · 1,303 female · 11,554 births recorded

Male 89%Female 11%

Since 1980: 90% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Deven a male or female name?

Deven is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Deven are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Deven in an email?

To address Deven when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Deven," in English, "Guten Tag Deven," in German. About 89% of people named Deven are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Deven a unisex name?

Deven is not a unisex name: 89% of people named Deven are men. Deven leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Deven a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/deven (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_deven,
  title  = {Is Deven a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/deven},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}