Boys' name · since 1974

Donnavon

45 babies named Donnavon in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,878 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1974
2000s
peak decade

Donnavon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 45 have been recorded since 1974.

Social Security Administration records show Donnavon recorded 45 times among boys since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2007.

  • #22,878 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 45 born since 1974
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnavon ranks #22,878 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.

#22,878 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1974
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Donnavon's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% 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.

Donnavon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Donnavon's full recorded timeline at 2000, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Donnavon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2007)
8
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
456789 19741986199019972000200120032007 8

Donnavon by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (25 births, 56% of the file).

2000s was Donnavon's strongest decade.

25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.

Donnavon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (56% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donnavon?
45 babies have been named Donnavon since 1974. All-time, it sits at #22,878 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 2007 with 8 births.
Where does Donnavon sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnavon ranks #22,878 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 Donnavon most popular?
Donnavon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Donnavon been used?
Donnavon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 34 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Donnavon?
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Donnavon: 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, 1974–2007 (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 Donnavon 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.