Dontavis vs Donovan

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

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Dontavis

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Name B

Donovan

Boy name · Rank #505

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Metric Dontavis Donovan
Current Rank Unranked #505
Total Births (all years) 359 61,070
Peak Year 1991 2003
Peak Year Births 23 2,211
Peak Decade 1990ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1981 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Dontavis Donovan
1900ss — 83
1910ss — 336
1920ss — 719
1930ss — 866
1940ss — 717
1950ss — 876
1960ss — 1,813
1970ss — 3,750
1980ss 62 4,551
1990ss 175 12,241
2000ss 100 19,328
2010ss 22 12,288
2020ss — 3,502

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dontavis Donovan
2014 — 1,271
2015 5 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, 1981–2015.

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