Names Like Devlyn — Find Similar Baby Names
Devlyn is a 6-letter Irish boys' name meaning “Misfortune.”. This page collects 122 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Daelyn and Dailyn, Irish cousins like Abban and Abiageal, rhyming names ending in -lyn like Lyn and Flyn, and names sharing the “misfortune” concept like Devland and Devlon.
For the full Devlyn profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Devlyn page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Devlyn
24 baby names that differ from Devlyn by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daelyn | 2 | Small Valley. | English | Female |
| Dailyn | 2 | English | Female | |
| Dalyn | 2 | Rhyming Variant Of Waylon - A Historical Blacksmith With Supernatur... | English | Male |
| Declan | 2 | The Name Of An Irish Saint. | Irish | Male |
| Daelan | 3 | Rhyming Variant Of Waylon - A Historical Blacksmith With Supernatur... | English | Male |
| Daelynn | 3 | English | Female | |
| Dalan | 3 | Variant Of Dallin Blind. | Irish | Male |
| Dalen | 3 | Rhyming Variant Of Waylon - A Historical Blacksmith With Supernatur... | English | Male |
| Dallan | 3 | Blind | Irish | Male |
| Dallen | 3 | Variant Of Dallin Blind. | Irish | Male |
| Dallin | 3 | Blind. A Saint's Name. | Irish | Male |
| Dallon | 3 | Variant Of Dallin Blind. | Irish | Male |
| Dalon | 3 | Variant Of Dallin Blind. | Irish | Male |
| Daly | 3 | Counselor | Gaelic | Male |
| Dalynn | 3 | English | Female | |
| Darolyn | 3 | Variations Of Daryl Meaning Dearly Loved. | English | Female |
| Darryn | 3 | Great. | English | Male |
| Darwyn | 3 | Dear Friend. Nineteenth-Century Naturalist Charles Darwin Was The F... | English | Male |
| Darylyn | 3 | Variations Of Daryl Meaning Dearly Loved. | English | Female |
| Daveen | 3 | Beloved. Feminine Of David. | English | Female |
| Daveon | 3 | Variant Of David Beloved. | English | Male |
| Davey | 3 | Dearly Loved | Hebrew | Male |
| Davian | 3 | Variant Of David Beloved. | English | Male |
| Davin | 3 | Dearly Loved | Hebrew | Male |
More Irish Names
24 baby names that share Devlyn’s Irish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abban | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Male |
| Abiageal | Irish Form Of Abigail (Brings Joy) ADARA, ATHDARA | Female |
| Abracham | Irish Form Of Abraham | Male |
| Adare | From The Ford Of The Oak Tree | Male |
| Addergoole | From Between Two Fords | Male |
| Adeen | Little Fire | Female |
| Aderrig | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aeary | Scholar | Male |
| Afric | Pleasant | Female |
| Africa | Pleasant | Female |
| Agata | Kind | Female |
| Agate | Kind | Female |
| Aghaderg | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aghadreena | From The Field Of The Sloe Bushes | Female |
| Aghamora | From The Great Field | Female |
| Aghamore | From The Great Field | Male |
| Aghaveagh | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghavilla | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghna | Irish Form Of Agnes | Female |
| Aghy | Friend Of Horses | Male |
| Aguistin | Majestic | Male |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Female |
| Ahane | From The Little Ford | Male |
| Aideen | Little Fire | Female |
6-Letter D-Names Like Devlyn
24 names that share Devlyn's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Devlyn's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Devlyn
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Devlyn.
Names That Rhyme with Devlyn
18 baby names that share Devlyn's last 3 letters — -lyn. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyn | "A Cascade."Variants Include Lynn, Linn, Lynna, And Lynne. | Anglo | Female |
| Flyn | Son Of A Red-Haired Man. | Irish | Male |
| Glyn | From The Valley | Celtic | Male |
| Allyn | Handsome | Celtic | Male |
| Arlyn | Variant Of Carlene And Charlene. | English | Female |
| Colyn | Abbreviation Of Nicholas People's Victory. | French | Male |
| Dalyn | Rhyming Variant Of Waylon - A Historical Blacksmith With Supernatur... | English | Male |
| Edlyn | "Princess." Some Variants Include Eadlin, Edla, Edlin, Edlynn, And... | Anglo | Female |
| Ellyn | Variant Of Helen. Means Light Or Most Beautiful Woman | English | Female |
| Emlyn | Noble Warrior | Welsh | Female |
| Falyn | Iris. Variant Of Fallon. | English | Female |
| Kalyn | Variant Of Kay And Kayla. Keeper Of The Keys: Pure. | English | Female |
| Kelyn | Beauty. Abbreviation Of Kerenhappuch: In The Bible Keren Was One Of... | Hebrew | Female |
| Malyn | Little Warrior | English | Male |
| Nolyn | Renowned: Noble. | Irish | Male |
| Tylyn | English | Female | |
| Adalyn | Variant Of Adela. | French | Female |
| Ashlyn | Vision Or Dream. | Irish | Female |
Names That Start Like Devlyn
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Devlyn — Dev-. Good for parents who like Devlyn's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dev | Abbreviation Of Names Beginning With Dev-. | English | Male |
| Deva | Divine; Myth Name. DEVI | Indian | Female |
| Devi | Bee. Variant Of Deborah. | Hebrew | Female |
| Devy | Servant | Gaelic | Male |
| Devan | Variant Of The English County Name Devon. | English | Male |
| Deven | Variant Of The English County Name Devon. | English | Male |
| Devin | Poet | Celtic | Male |
| Devon | The Name Of A Beautiful Farming County In England. | English | Female |
| Devra | Bee. Variant Of Deborah. | Hebrew | Female |
| Devri | Bee. Variant Of Deborah. | Hebrew | Female |
| Devry | Derived From Place-Name Deverel. | French | Male |
| Devyn | Divine. | French | Female |
| Devaki | Black | Indian | Female |
| Devana | Divine. | English | Female |
| Devany | Dark-Haired. | Irish | Female |
| Devent | Bard | Irish | Female |
| Deveon | Variant Of The English County Name Devon. | English | Male |
| Devera | Task | Spanish | Female |