Boys' name · since 1970
Donnovan
553 babies named Donnovan in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,427 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,904 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 553
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Donnovan is the #9904 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 553 recorded since 1970.
Donnovan has 553 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9904 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #7,427 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,904 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 553 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donnovan ranks #7,427 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,904 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 553 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,427 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,904 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 553
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donnovan's 553 recorded births place it above 83.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Donnovan compares
553 Top 42% higher than 58% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Donnovan's all-time total is 50% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Donnovan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 553 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Donnovan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donnovan's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donnovan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Donnovan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (232 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Donnovan's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Donnovan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
232 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 232 births (42% of all-time use).
How Donnovan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Donnovan's total volume
Donnovan by state
Where Donnovan concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 7.6% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.9% |
42 of 553 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Donnovan's data
- Donnovan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Donnovans (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donnovan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Donnovan 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.