Boys' name · since 1995
Donavyn
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 557 babies named Donavyn, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,258 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 557
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
557 babies have been named Donavyn since 1995, making it today's #9258 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Donavyn recorded 557 times among boys since 1995, holding rank #9258 nationally today, ahead of 34% 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 1995 to 2025.
- #7,393 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,258 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 557 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donavyn ranks #7,393 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,258 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 557 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,393 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,258 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 557
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donavyn's 557 recorded births place it above 83.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Donavyn compares
557 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Donavyn's all-time total is 51% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Donavyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 557 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Donavyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donavyn's full recorded timeline at 2010, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donavyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Donavyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (316 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Donavyn's strongest decade.
316 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Donavyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
316 births
- 2010s
2010s
135 births
- 2020s 37
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 316 births (57% of all-time use).
How Donavyn 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 Donavyn's total volume
Donavyn by state
Where Donavyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 4.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 3.1% |
27 of 557 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Donavyn's data
- Donavyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (316 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Donavyns (27 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donavyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Donavyn 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.