Boys' name · since 1993
Donovyn
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 241 babies named Donovyn, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 241
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
241 boys have been named Donovyn since 1993, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donovyn has been recorded 241 times among boys since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2020.
- #11,877 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 241 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donovyn ranks #11,877 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 241 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,877 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 241
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donovyn's 241 recorded births place it above 73.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Donovyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donovyn's full recorded timeline at 2007, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donovyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2020
- Peak year (2004)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Donovyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (137 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Donovyn's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Donovyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s 8
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 137 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Donovyn's data
- Donovyn's decade-level peak was the 2000s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Donovyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1993–2020 (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 Donovyn 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.