Divine
Boy name · #2131 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 68 baby boys were named Divine, placing it at #2131 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3085, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 26,471 boys born in 2025 was named Divine.
The 49-year story
Divine first appears in the Social Security records in 1976, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 104 babies and a rank of #1631. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Divine per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Divine in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Divine is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Divine will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Divine is most common
State-level data for Divine is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Divine
Statistically, parents drawn to Divine tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kaine, Laine, Zaine, Rayne, and Caine.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Divine | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68 | #2125 |
| 2024 | 104 | #1631 |
| 2023 | 99 | #1701 |
| 2022 | 101 | #1695 |
| 2021 | 78 | #1931 |
| 2020 | 72 | #1977 |
| 2019 | 75 | #1954 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3106 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2450 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2838 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3085 |
| 2014 | 48 | #2542 |
| 2013 | 36 | #3060 |
| 2012 | 50 | #2488 |
| 2011 | 36 | #3114 |
| 2010 | 49 | #2511 |
| 2009 | 44 | #2753 |
| 2008 | 44 | #2753 |
| 2007 | 48 | #2564 |
| 2006 | 45 | #2621 |
| 2005 | 44 | #2528 |
| 2004 | 39 | #2697 |
| 2003 | 37 | #2674 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2428 |
| 2001 | 48 | #2151 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Divine a popular boy name?
Divine ranked #2131 among boys in 2025 with 68 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3085.
When was the name Divine most popular?
Divine peaked in 2024, when 104 American boys received the name (ranked #1631 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Divine?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 26,471 newborn American boys was named Divine. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.