Deven is a spelling variant of Devin and Devon, which go back either to the Irish surname O Damhain, from damh, "fawn" or "stag", or to the English county of Devon. In India the same spelling is a Sanskrit name meaning "like a god" and a short form of Devendra. In the United States Deven peaked at number 479 in 2000, left the top 1000 within a few years and has drifted down to number 2896 in 2025 with 43 births.