Donavan vs Donald

Side-by-side comparison of Donavan and Donald - 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

Donald

Boy name · Rank #673

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Donavan Donald
Current Rank #3232 #673
Total Births (all years) 8,300 1,414,824
Peak Year 2002 1934
Peak Year Births 270 30,408
Peak Decade 2000s 1930s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Donavan Donald
1880s - 548
1890s - 1,786
1900s - 4,632
1910s 9 57,001
1920s 73 191,816
1930s 107 283,718
1940s 108 247,834
1950s 166 273,574
1960s 329 172,628
1970s 744 82,435
1980s 940 50,843
1990s 2,115 26,756
2000s 2,430 12,005
2010s 995 6,709
2020s 284 2,539

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donavan Donald
2014 88 738
2015 95 696
2016 76 625
2017 94 603
2018 77 541
2019 43 513
2020 52 450
2021 46 468
2022 38 403
2023 55 415
2024 37 408
2025 56 395

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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