Recorded 1996–2013 Boys' name Peak 2005 111 births

Doniven — boys' name

111 babies named Doniven in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s822010s13
2000s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Doniven was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

12 babies were named Doniven in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Doniven

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Doniven between 1996 and 2013, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Doniven currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Doniven performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Doniven shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Doniven in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 111 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Doniven at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

111

Since 1996

18 years of records

Peak year

2005

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1996

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2013

Doniven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1996

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2005)
12
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
468101214 20132009200720052003200119991996 5

Doniven by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
82 births that decade — 74% of Doniven's all-time total
1990s162000s822010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Doniven?
111 babies have been named Doniven since 1996. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2005 with 12 births.
When was Doniven most popular?
Doniven was most popular in the 2000s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Doniven been used?
Doniven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 18 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Doniven?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donald, Don, Donovan, Donnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.