Donnelly vs Donovan

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

Name A

Donnelly

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Name B

Donovan

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Metric Donnelly Donovan
Current Rank Unranked #505
Total Births (all years) 38 61,070
Peak Year 1922 2003
Peak Year Births 7 2,211
Peak Decade 1920ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1922 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Donnelly Donovan
1900ss — 83
1910ss — 336
1920ss 13 719
1930ss 5 866
1940ss 5 717
1950ss 5 876
1960ss — 1,813
1970ss 5 3,750
1980ss 5 4,551
1990ss — 12,241
2000ss — 19,328
2010ss — 12,288
2020ss — 3,502

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donnelly 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, 1922–1986.

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