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 #505
Total Births (all years) 564 61,070
Peak Year 1934 2003
Peak Year Births 21 2,211
Peak Decade 1930ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1909 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Donley Donovan
1900ss 5 83
1910ss 36 336
1920ss 107 719
1930ss 146 866
1940ss 116 717
1950ss 90 876
1960ss 34 1,813
1970ss 15 3,750
1980ss 10 4,551
1990ss 5 12,241
2000ss — 19,328
2010ss — 12,288
2020ss — 3,502

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donley Donovan
2014 — 1,271
2015 — 1,303
2016 — 1,160
2017 — 1,061
2018 — 1,030
2019 — 947
2020 — 830
2021 — 727
2022 — 692
2023 — 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, 1909–1994.

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