MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Devi mean?
Devī is the feminine of deva and serves as a goddess title. It is the feminine grammatical form corresponding to deva, a god or divine being.
Pronunciation
IAST: devī
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
देवी
Letter-by-letter: devī
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Devi in Indian usage
267,414 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 149,721 records (56%).
- Recorded as male: 117,693 records (44%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 6,560 |
| 1940s | 18,013 |
| 1950s | 31,988 |
| 1960s | 46,331 |
| 1970s | 49,686 |
| 1980s | 66,637 |
| 1990s | 46,641 |
| Other decades | 1,558 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 60,676 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 50,933 |
| Rajasthan | 48,224 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 19,524 |
| Haryana | 19,033 |
| Kerala | 17,517 |
| Bihar | 16,069 |
| Jharkhand | 6,814 |
| Uttarakhand | 6,318 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 6,102 |
| Delhi | 5,517 |
| Punjab | 4,853 |
| Puducherry | 1,707 |
| Maharashtra | 1,692 |
| Chandigarh | 437 |
| Karnataka | 384 |
| Manipur | 375 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 318 |
| Meghalaya | 252 |
| Gujarat | 186 |
| Sikkim | 167 |
| Nagaland | 103 |
| Other states | 213 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Devi / F | 9 | 2,788 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Devi ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Devi; Table_6, C2846 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Devi; Table_6, C2846
- Behind the Name: Devi ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: देवी ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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