Boys' name · since 1976
Donnavan
152 babies named Donnavan in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 152
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
152 boys have been named Donnavan since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnavan has been recorded 152 times among boys since 1976, 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 1976 to 2016.
- #14,649 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 152 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnavan ranks #14,649 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #14,649 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 152
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donnavan's 152 recorded births place it above 67.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donnavan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donnavan splits its recorded history at 2001: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donnavan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2016
- Peak year (2000)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Donnavan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (80 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Donnavan's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Donnavan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 80 births (53% of all-time use).
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What to do with Donnavan's data
- Donnavan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donnavan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1976–2016 (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 Donnavan 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.