Donal vs Donovan

Side-by-side comparison of Donal and Donovan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Donal

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Name B

Donovan

Boy name · Rank #505

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Metric Donal Donovan
Current Rank Unranked #505
Total Births (all years) 3,707 61,070
Peak Year 1930 2003
Peak Year Births 98 2,211
Peak Decade 1930ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1909 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Donal Donovan
1900ss 5 83
1910ss 158 336
1920ss 734 719
1930ss 797 866
1940ss 503 717
1950ss 471 876
1960ss 378 1,813
1970ss 222 3,750
1980ss 166 4,551
1990ss 136 12,241
2000ss 79 19,328
2010ss 43 12,288
2020ss 15 3,502

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donal Donovan
2014 5 1,271
2015 7 1,303
2016 5 1,160
2017 — 1,061
2018 6 1,030
2019 9 947
2020 5 830
2021 5 727
2022 — 692
2023 5 650
2024 — 603

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1909–2023.

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