Boys' name · since 1919
Donavan
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 8,300 babies named Donavan, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,339 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,427 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,300
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
8,300 babies have been named Donavan since 1919, making it today's #2427 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Donavan recorded 8,300 times among boys since 1919, holding rank #2427 nationally today, ahead of 83% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #1,339 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,427 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,300 born since 1919
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donavan ranks #1,339 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,427 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,300 born since 1919, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,339 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,427 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,300
- born since 1919
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donavan's 8,300 recorded births place it above 97.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Donavan compares
8,300 Top 10% higher than 90% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Donavan's all-time total is 22x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Donavan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,300 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 270 | 34 | 22,252 |
Donavan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donavan's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 270, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donavan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 270
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Donavan popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1997 (Donavan as girls' name)
Donavan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,430 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Donavan's strongest decade.
2,430 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Donavan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 9
1910s
9 births
- 1920s 73
1920s
73 births
- 1930s 107
1930s
107 births
- 1940s 108
1940s
108 births
- 1950s 166
1950s
166 births
- 1960s 329
1960s
329 births
- 1970s 744
1970s
744 births
- 1980s 940
1980s
940 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,115 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,430 births
- 2010s
2010s
995 births
- 2020s 284
2020s
284 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,430 births (29% of all-time use).
How Donavan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Donavan's total volume
Donavan by state
Where Donavan concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 840 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 642 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 311 | 3.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 306 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 297 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 242 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 204 | 2.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 197 | 2.4% |
840 of 8,300 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Donavan appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Donavan's data
- Donavan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,430 total births); usage has since declined to 284 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Donavans (840 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donavan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Donavan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.