Boys' name · since 1973
Donaven
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 1,186 babies named Donaven, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,619 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,927 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,186
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Donaven is the #9927 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,186 recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donaven has been recorded 1,186 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #9927 nationally and more common than 29% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #4,619 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,927 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,186 born since 1973
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donaven ranks #4,619 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,927 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,186 born since 1973, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,619 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,927 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,186
- born since 1973
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donaven's 1,186 recorded births place it above 89.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Donaven compares
1,186 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Donaven's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Donaven | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,186 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 34 | 22,252 |
Donaven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donaven's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 66, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donaven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Donaven by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (563 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Donaven's strongest decade.
563 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Donaven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
301 births
- 2000s
2000s
563 births
- 2010s 208
2010s
208 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 563 births (47% of all-time use).
How Donaven 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 Donaven's total volume
Donaven by state
Where Donaven concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 118 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 77 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 30 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 23 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 18 | 1.5% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.4% |
118 of 1,186 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Donaven's data
- Donaven's decade-level peak was the 2000s (563 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Donavens (118 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donaven: 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 (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Donaven 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.