Donavan vs Don

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

Name A

Donavan

Boy name · Rank #3232

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Name B

Don

Boy name · Rank #1776

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Donavan Don
Current Rank #3232 #1776
Total Births (all years) 8,300 167,632
Peak Year 2002 1946
Peak Year Births 270 4,110
Peak Decade 2000s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Donavan Don
1880s - 454
1890s - 620
1900s - 817
1910s 9 5,683
1920s 73 16,941
1930s 107 35,980
1940s 108 36,255
1950s 166 29,452
1960s 329 22,123
1970s 744 8,496
1980s 940 4,989
1990s 2,115 2,638
2000s 2,430 1,530
2010s 995 1,072
2020s 284 582

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donavan Don
2014 88 112
2015 95 117
2016 76 105
2017 94 90
2018 77 115
2019 43 88
2020 52 90
2021 46 102
2022 38 115
2023 55 94
2024 37 92
2025 56 89

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, 1919–2025.

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