Donley vs Donovan

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

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Donley

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Name B

Donovan

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Metric Donley Donovan
Current Rank Unranked #506
Total Births (all years) 564 61,684
Peak Year 1934 2003
Peak Year Births 21 2,211
Peak Decade 1930s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1909 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Donley Donovan
1900s 5 83
1910s 36 335
1920s 107 719
1930s 146 866
1940s 116 717
1950s 90 876
1960s 34 1,813
1970s 15 3,750
1980s 10 4,553
1990s 5 12,239
2000s - 19,329
2010s - 12,289
2020s - 4,115

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donley Donovan
2014 - 1,271
2015 - 1,304
2016 - 1,160
2017 - 1,061
2018 - 1,030
2019 - 947
2020 - 830
2021 - 727
2022 - 693
2023 - 652
2024 - 604
2025 - 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, 1909–1994.

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