Boys' name · since 1985
Donovin
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 800 babies named Donovin, peaking in 2003. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,904 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,509 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 800
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Donovin is the #12509 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 800 recorded since 1985.
Donovin has 800 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12509 as of the latest data, more common than 10% 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 1985 to 2025.
- #5,904 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,509 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 800 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donovin ranks #5,904 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,509 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 800 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,904 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,509 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 800
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donovin's 800 recorded births place it above 87.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Donovin compares
800 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Donovin's all-time total is 117% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Donovin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 800 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Donovin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donovin's full recorded timeline at 2007, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donovin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Donovin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (422 births, 53% of the file).
2000s was Donovin's strongest decade.
422 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Donovin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 127
1990s
127 births
- 2000s
2000s
422 births
- 2010s
2010s
205 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 422 births (53% of all-time use).
How Donovin 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 Donovin's total volume
Donovin by state
Where Donovin concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 59 | 7.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 34 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 15 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
59 of 800 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Donovin's data
- Donovin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (422 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Donovins (59 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 Donovin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Donovin 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.