Boys' name · since 1985

Donvan

Donvan has 12 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#32,554 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1985
1990s
peak decade

12 boys have been named Donvan since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Donvan has 12 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1990.

  • #32,554 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 12 born since 1985
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donvan ranks #32,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.

#32,554 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1985
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Donvan's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Donvan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Donvan's full recorded timeline at 1990, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% 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 1990 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Donvan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1990

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1990)
7
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19851990 7

Donvan by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).

1990s was Donvan's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Donvan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donvan? ▼
12 babies have been named Donvan since 1985. All-time, it sits at #32,554 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1990 with 7 births.
Where does Donvan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donvan ranks #32,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Donvan most popular? ▼
Donvan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Donvan been used? ▼
Records for Donvan go back to 1985, giving 6 years of history through 1990.
What names are similar to Donvan? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Donvan

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Donvan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Donvan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1985–1990 (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 Donvan 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.