Donavan Boy
How popular is Donavan?
#2,421 boy name in 2025
56 baby boys were named Donavan in the US in 2025, making it the 2421st most popular boy name.
Donavan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,421 for boys (▲ 793 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 56 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,657 in 2015, #2,466 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2002 (270 boys) |
| Highest rank | #657 in 1999 |
| First recorded | 1919 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Donavan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Donavan family of names ranked #1,485 for boys in 2025 (#2,040 the year before), with 95 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Donavan is most popular
Babies named Donavan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Donavan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1920s | 73 | #1,848 |
| 1930s | 107 | #1,693 |
| 1940s | 108 | #1,867 |
| 1950s | 166 | #1,466 |
| 1960s | 329 | #804 |
| 1970s | 744 | #851 |
| 1980s | 940 | #755 |
| 1990s | 2,115 | #657 |
| 2000s | 2,430 | #678 |
| 2010s | 995 | #1,108 |
| 2020s | 284 | #2,421 |
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Questions
- Is Donavan a boy or girl name?
- Donavan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Donavan were boys.
- How popular is the name Donavan?
- 56 baby boys were named Donavan in the US in 2025, making it the 2421st most popular boy name.
- When was Donavan most popular?
- Donavan peaked in 2002, when 270 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #657 in 1999.
- How many people are named Donavan?
- 8,305 babies have been named Donavan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 7,752 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 27.
- Where is Donavan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Donavan was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.