Boys' name · since 1915
Donavon
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 5,349 babies named Donavon, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,717 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,636 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,349
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donavon currently ranks #5636 among boys' names in America, with 5,349 babies recorded since 1915.
Donavon has 5,349 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5636 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #1,717 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,636 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,349 born since 1915
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donavon ranks #1,717 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,636 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,349 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,717 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,636 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,349
- born since 1915
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donavon's 5,349 recorded births place it above 96.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
30 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Donavon compares
5,349 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Donavon's all-time total is 14x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Donavon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,349 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 156 | 34 | 22,252 |
Donavon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donavon's full recorded timeline at 1970, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 156 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donavon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 156
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Donavon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,271 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Donavon's strongest decade.
1,271 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Donavon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 41
1910s
41 births
- 1920s 178
1920s
178 births
- 1930s 300
1930s
300 births
- 1940s 243
1940s
243 births
- 1950s 198
1950s
198 births
- 1960s 307
1960s
307 births
- 1970s
1970s
527 births
- 1980s
1980s
570 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,188 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,271 births
- 2010s 418
2010s
418 births
- 2020s 108
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,271 births (24% of all-time use).
How Donavon 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 Donavon's total volume
Donavon by state
Where Donavon concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 310 | 5.8% |
| #2 | California | | 287 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 194 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 137 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 128 | 2.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 96 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Florida | | 89 | 1.7% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 88 | 1.6% |
310 of 5,349 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 30 reporting states.
Donavon appears in 30 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Donavon's data
- Donavon's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,271 total births); usage has since declined to 108 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Donavons (310 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Donavon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Donavon 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.