Recorded 1970–2008 Boys' name Peak 2001 28 births

Donivon — boys' name

28 babies named Donivon in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s52000s18
2000s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Donivon was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

7 babies were named Donivon in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donivon

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Donivon between 1970 and 2008, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Donivon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donivon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Donivon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donivon 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 28 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.

Donivon at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

28

Since 1970

39 years of records

Peak year

2001

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1970

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2008

Donivon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1970

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2001)
7
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20082005200119991970 5

Donivon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
18 births that decade — 64% of Donivon's all-time total
1970s51990s52000s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donivon?
28 babies have been named Donivon since 1970. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2001 with 7 births.
When was Donivon most popular?
Donivon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Donivon been used?
Donivon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 39 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Donivon?
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, 1970–2008 (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.