Boys' name · since 1970
Donivon
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Donivon, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donivon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 28 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donivon has been recorded 28 times among boys since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2008.
- #26,312 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donivon ranks #26,312 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,312 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donivon's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donivon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donivon's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donivon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2008
- Peak year (2001)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Donivon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (18 births, 64% of the file).
2000s was Donivon's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Donivon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 18 births (64% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donivon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1970–2008 (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 Donivon 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.