Donnel vs Donovan

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

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Donnel

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Donovan

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Metric Donnel Donovan
Current Rank Unranked #506
Total Births (all years) 776 61,684
Peak Year 1980 2003
Peak Year Births 20 2,211
Peak Decade 1970s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Donnel Donovan
1900s - 83
1910s - 335
1920s 29 719
1930s 54 866
1940s 53 717
1950s 82 876
1960s 118 1,813
1970s 130 3,750
1980s 127 4,553
1990s 98 12,239
2000s 46 19,329
2010s 39 12,289
2020s - 4,115

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donnel Donovan
2014 7 1,271
2015 - 1,304
2016 - 1,160
2017 6 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, 1922–2017.

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