Boys' name · since 1991
Donoven
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 390 babies named Donoven, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 390
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donoven sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 390 recorded since 1991.
Donoven has 390 recorded births among boys since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1991 to 2020.
- #9,162 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 390 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donoven ranks #9,162 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 390 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,162 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 390
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donoven's 390 recorded births place it above 79.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Donoven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Donoven's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Donoven popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2020
- Peak year (2007)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Donoven by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (215 births, 55% of the file).
2000s was Donoven's strongest decade.
215 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Donoven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
89 births
- 2000s
2000s
215 births
- 2010s 81
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 215 births (55% of all-time use).
Donoven by state
Where Donoven concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 390 births nationwide.
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- Donoven's decade-level peak was the 2000s (215 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Donovens (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Donoven: 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 (~29 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, 1991–2020 (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 Donoven 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.