Donavan vs Donovan

Side-by-side comparison of Donavan and Donovan - 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

Donovan

Boy name · Rank #506

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Metric Donavan Donovan
Current Rank #3232 #506
Total Births (all years) 8,300 61,684
Peak Year 2002 2003
Peak Year Births 270 2,211
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1919 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Donavan Donovan
1900s - 83
1910s 9 335
1920s 73 719
1930s 107 866
1940s 108 717
1950s 166 876
1960s 329 1,813
1970s 744 3,750
1980s 940 4,553
1990s 2,115 12,239
2000s 2,430 19,329
2010s 995 12,289
2020s 284 4,115

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donavan Donovan
2014 88 1,271
2015 95 1,304
2016 76 1,160
2017 94 1,061
2018 77 1,030
2019 43 947
2020 52 830
2021 46 727
2022 38 693
2023 55 652
2024 37 604
2025 56 609

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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