Boys' name · since 1913
Donivan
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 1,181 babies named Donivan, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,631 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,087 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,181
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donivan currently ranks #12087 among boys' names in America, with 1,181 babies recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Donivan recorded 1,181 times among boys since 1913, holding rank #12087 nationally today, ahead of 13% 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 1913 to 2025.
- #4,631 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,087 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,181 born since 1913
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donivan ranks #4,631 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,087 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,181 born since 1913, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,631 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,087 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,181
- born since 1913
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donivan's 1,181 recorded births place it above 89.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Donivan compares
1,181 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
Donivan's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Donivan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,181 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 56 | 34 | 22,252 |
Donivan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donivan splits its recorded history at 1987: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donivan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Donivan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (419 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Donivan's strongest decade.
419 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Donivan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 23
1910s
23 births
- 1920s 15
1920s
15 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 34
1960s
34 births
- 1970s 63
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 101
1980s
101 births
- 1990s
1990s
234 births
- 2000s
2000s
419 births
- 2010s
2010s
187 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 419 births (35% of all-time use).
How Donivan 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 Donivan's total volume
Donivan by state
Where Donivan concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 24 | 2.0% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
24 of 1,181 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Donivan's data
- Donivan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (419 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Donivans (24 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Donivan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Donivan 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.