Dontea vs Donovan

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

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Dontea

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Name B

Donovan

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Metric Dontea Donovan
Current Rank Unranked #505
Total Births (all years) 98 61,070
Peak Year 1998 2003
Peak Year Births 10 2,211
Peak Decade 1980ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Dontea Donovan
1900ss — 83
1910ss — 336
1920ss — 719
1930ss — 866
1940ss — 717
1950ss — 876
1960ss — 1,813
1970ss 6 3,750
1980ss 37 4,551
1990ss 36 12,241
2000ss 19 19,328
2010ss — 12,288
2020ss — 3,502

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dontea 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, 1977–2008.

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