Donnovan vs Don

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

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Donnovan

Boy name

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Name B

Don

Boy name · Rank #1786

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Metric Donnovan Don
Current Rank Unranked #1786
Total Births (all years) 546 167,538
Peak Year 2007 1946
Peak Year Births 37 4,111
Peak Decade 2000ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1970 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Donnovan Don
1880ss — 454
1890ss — 620
1900ss — 817
1910ss — 5,683
1920ss — 16,941
1930ss — 35,980
1940ss — 36,253
1950ss — 29,451
1960ss — 22,123
1970ss 28 8,496
1980ss 26 4,992
1990ss 133 2,637
2000ss 232 1,530
2010ss 127 1,071
2020ss — 490

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Donnovan Don
2014 13 112
2015 12 117
2016 14 105
2017 14 90
2018 5 115
2019 6 88
2020 — 89
2021 — 102
2022 — 115
2023 — 93
2024 — 91

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, 1970–2019.

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