Donovan Boy
How popular is Donovan?
#495 boy name in 2025
609 baby boys were named Donovan in the US in 2025, making it the 495th most popular boy name.
Donovan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #495 for boys (▲ 11 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 609 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-53% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #282 in 2015, #374 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2003 (2,211 boys) |
| Highest rank | #176 in 2003 |
| First recorded | 1900 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Donovan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Donovan family of names ranked #476 for boys in 2025 (#482 the year before), with 621 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Donovan | 609 | 98% |
| Donovin | 5 | 1% |
| Donnovan | 7 | 1% |
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 Donovan is most popular
Babies named Donovan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Rhode Island: 0.7 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Kansas: 0.6 per 1,000 (41 boys)
- Nevada: 0.6 per 1,000 (34 boys)
- California: 0.6 per 1,000 (535 boys)
- Arizona: 0.6 per 1,000 (90 boys)
Donovan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 83 | #699 |
| 1910s | 335 | #876 |
| 1920s | 719 | #647 |
| 1930s | 866 | #566 |
| 1940s | 717 | #659 |
| 1950s | 876 | #702 |
| 1960s | 1,813 | #361 |
| 1970s | 3,750 | #365 |
| 1980s | 4,553 | #311 |
| 1990s | 12,239 | #209 |
| 2000s | 19,329 | #176 |
| 2010s | 12,289 | #217 |
| 2020s | 4,115 | #374 |
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Questions
- Is Donovan a boy or girl name?
- Donovan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Donovan were boys.
- How popular is the name Donovan?
- 609 baby boys were named Donovan in the US in 2025, making it the 495th most popular boy name.
- When was Donovan most popular?
- Donovan peaked in 2003, when 2,211 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #176 in 2003.
- How many people are named Donovan?
- 61,904 babies have been named Donovan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 57,783 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Donovan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Donovan was most common in Rhode Island, at 0.7 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.