Recorded 1976–2016 Boys' name Peak 2000 152 births

Donnavan — boys' name

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.

1970s51980s51990s522000s802010s10
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Donnavan was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

11 babies were named Donnavan in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donnavan

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Donnavan between 1976 and 2016, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Donnavan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donnavan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Donnavan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donnavan 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 152 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.

Donnavan at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

152

Since 1976

41 years of records

Peak year

2000

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1976

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2016

Donnavan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1976

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2000)
11
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4681012 20162008200520021999199419911976 5

Donnavan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
80 births that decade — 53% of Donnavan's all-time total
1970s51980s51990s522000s802010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donnavan?
152 babies have been named Donnavan since 1976. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2000 with 11 births.
When was Donnavan most popular?
Donnavan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Donnavan been used?
Donnavan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 41 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Donnavan?
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, 1976–2016 (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.