Boys' name · since 1999

Donnaven

16 babies named Donnaven in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,648 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade

Donnaven sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1999.

Donnaven has 16 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2010.

  • #30,648 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 1999
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnaven ranks #30,648 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.

#30,648 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Donnaven's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Donnaven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Donnaven's full recorded timeline at 2008, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Donnaven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (2010)
6
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4.555.566.5 199920082010 6

Donnaven by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).

2010s was Donnaven's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Donnaven births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donnaven? ▼
Since 1999, Social Security records show 16 babies named Donnaven. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,648 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2010. Its busiest year on record was 2010, with 6 births.
Where does Donnaven sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnaven ranks #30,648 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Donnaven most popular? ▼
Donnaven was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Donnaven been used? ▼
Donnaven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 12 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Donnaven? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Donnaven

Nearby Names Like Donnaven

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Donnaven

Donald Boy
#690 1,414,824 births
Don Boy
#1793 167,632 births
Donovan Boy
#495 61,684 births
Donnie Boy
#1795 60,928 births
Donte Boy
#1982 15,695 births

Compare Donnaven side by side: Donnaven vs Donald Donnaven vs Don Donnaven vs Donovan

Or pick any two names to compare →

Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Brother
16 births · Peak 1922
Hillie
16 births · Peak 1927
Rozier
16 births · Peak 1915
Arvy
16 births · Peak 1927
Bunyon
16 births · Peak 1919
Chatman
16 births · Peak 1921
Crawley
16 births · Peak 1918
Lurie
16 births · Peak 1953

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Donnaven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2010 (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 Donnaven 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.