Recorded 1991–2020 Boys' name Peak 2007 390 births

Donoven — boys' name

390 babies named Donoven in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s892000s2152010s812020s5
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Donoven was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

29 babies were named Donoven in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donoven

The Social Security Administration has registered 390 babies named Donoven between 1991 and 2020, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Donoven currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donoven performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 215 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Donoven shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Donoven in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donoven 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 390 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.

Donoven at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

390

Since 1991

30 years of records

Peak year

2007

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1991

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2020

Donoven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1991

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2007)
29
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 20202014201020062002199819931991 6

Donoven by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
215 births that decade — 55% of Donoven's all-time total
1990s892000s2152010s812020s5

Donoven by state

Where Donoven concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Donoven
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.3%
California share of Donoven's total US births 1.3%

5 of 390 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donoven?
390 babies have been named Donoven since 1991. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2007 with 29 births.
When was Donoven most popular?
Donoven was most popular in the 2000s decade with 215 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Donoven most popular?
The top states for the name Donoven are California (5 births).
How long has the name Donoven been used?
Donoven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 30 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Donoven?
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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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, 1991–2020 (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.