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Devondre

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How to Pronounce Devondre

Pronounced duh-VON-dray /dəˈvɒn.dreɪ/Medium

Meaning: Devondre is a modern African American coinage that joins Devon to the -dre element familiar from Deandre and Deondre, a blend prized for its rhythm rather than a single fixed meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Devondre blends Devon with the fashionable -dre ending of Deandre. A modern African American coinage, it appeared for a handful of United States boys and peaked in the mid-1990s.
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningDevondre is a modern African American coinage that joins Devon to the -dre element familiar from Deandre and Deondre, a blend prized for its rhythm rather than a single fixed meaning.
U.S. rank (2020)#10942 ↗ Rising
2020 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1995
Total births (all-time)≈ 280

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199519892020

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Devondre belongs to a wave of inventive African American boys' names built from familiar pieces, here Devon plus the -dre flourish heard in Deandre and Deondre. It shows up in United States birth records from around 1989 and reached its modest high in the mid-1990s.

It never spread widely, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak, so a Devondre from that period would be about thirty today. It reads as a creative blend of its era rather than a revival, sitting comfortably beside Deandre and Deshawn.

Did you know? Devondre stitches two popular sounds together, the crisp Devon and the flourish of -dre, so it feels invented on purpose rather than inherited.
Overall data confidence 35%
References - Devondre — Modern blend of Devon + -dre (Deandre); US SSA rarity

Variations

DeandreDeondreDevonte

Nicknames

DevDreVon

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If you like Devondre…

Deandre— shares the -dre ending Devondre borrows
Deshawn— a like De- coinage of the same era
Devon— the Devon element inside the name
Javon— a similar blended boy's name of the period

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Devondre mean?

It is a modern coinage blending Devon with the -dre ending of Deandre; its charm is the sound rather than a single root.

How do you pronounce Devondre?

It's said duh-VON-dray (/dəˈvɒn.dreɪ/).

Is Devondre a boy or girl name?

Devondre is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Devondre?

It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its peak in the mid-nineteen-nineties.

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