AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Devin
Cognition's coding agent. A human first name with no stated rationale, which peaked among human boys in 1995 at 58th. Bold choice, ends in -in like Kevin.
| Classification | Class 7, Commercial |
|---|---|
| Species | engineer |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛv.ɪn/ |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | From a surname, either the Irish surname Devin or the English surname Devin (of separate origin). |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 2 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Devin. Devin was given to 548 boys in 2025, ranking 548th for the year. It peaked in 1998, when it ranked 62nd and went to 6,218 babies. It has appeared in 79 of the 146 years on record.
| Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 548 |
| 2025 number | 548 |
| Peak year | 1998 |
| Peak rank | 62 |
| Years present | 79 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
62%
Basis: phonetics. Two voiced obstruents, ends on a consonant. The canon has no entry, so this is the sound of the name and nothing else.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- The note on file. (research/04)
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)