Donovan
Last seen for girls in 2018 at #15,682 · #495 for boys in 2025, 609 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2003 · 2,211 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 61,684since 1900
Donovan over time
Rank among boys' names. Donovan has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #495 | 609 | |
| 2024 | — | #506 | 604 | |
| 2023 | — | #468 | 652 | |
| 2022 | — | #448 | 693 | |
| 2021 | — | #424 | 727 | |
| 2020 | — | #374 | 830 | |
| 2019 | — | #352 | 947 | |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #323 | 1,030 |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #323 | 1,061 |
| 2016 | #16,215 | 5 | #306 | 1,160 |
| 2015 | — | #282 | 1,304 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #284 | 1,271 |
| 2013 | — | #281 | 1,237 | |
| 2012 | — | #276 | 1,272 | |
| 2011 | — | #254 | 1,363 | |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #217 | 1,644 |
| 2009 | — | #215 | 1,741 | |
| 2008 | #13,832 | 7 | #214 | 1,786 |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #197 | 2,044 |
| 2006 | — | #198 | 1,967 | |
| 2005 | — | #185 | 2,186 | |
| 2004 | #8,259 | 13 | #187 | 2,055 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #176 | 2,211 |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #190 | 1,964 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #211 | 1,657 |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | #206 | 1,718 |
| 1999 | #8,805 | 10 | #210 | 1,632 |
| 1998 | #8,016 | 11 | #209 | 1,542 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #213 | 1,449 |
| 1996 | — | #246 | 1,201 | |
| 1995 | #8,766 | 9 | #261 | 1,077 |
| 1994 | — | #261 | 1,110 | |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #249 | 1,144 |
| 1992 | #10,479 | 7 | #243 | 1,176 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #256 | 1,059 |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #299 | 849 |
| 1989 | — | #311 | 773 | |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | #321 | 672 |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #326 | 630 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #373 | 495 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #391 | 460 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #463 | 332 |
| 1983 | — | #504 | 278 | |
| 1982 | — | #507 | 280 | |
| 1981 | #9,110 | 6 | #494 | 289 |
| 1980 | — | #449 | 344 | |
| 1979 | — | #459 | 317 | |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #476 | 293 |
| 1977 | — | #441 | 324 | |
| 1976 | — | #414 | 348 | |
| 1975 | — | #425 | 338 | |
| 1974 | — | #404 | 369 | |
| 1973 | — | #400 | 378 | |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #391 | 403 |
| 1971 | — | #366 | 479 | |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #365 | 501 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #361 | 478 |
| 1968 | — | #455 | 283 | |
| 1967 | — | #499 | 227 | |
| 1966 | — | #572 | 175 | |
| 1965 | — | #649 | 132 | |
| 1964 | — | #709 | 119 | |
| 1963 | — | #760 | 102 | |
| 1962 | — | #750 | 103 | |
| 1961 | — | #699 | 119 | |
| 1960 | — | #876 | 75 | |
| 1959 | — | #824 | 86 | |
| 1958 | — | #877 | 74 | |
| 1957 | — | #703 | 116 | |
| 1956 | — | #792 | 88 | |
| 1955 | — | #708 | 107 | |
| 1954 | — | #829 | 76 | |
| 1953 | — | #798 | 80 | |
| 1952 | — | #821 | 73 | |
| 1951 | — | #749 | 86 | |
| 1950 | — | #721 | 90 | |
| 1949 | — | #817 | 70 | |
| 1948 | — | #766 | 78 | |
| 1947 | — | #778 | 78 | |
| 1946 | — | #716 | 83 | |
| 1945 | — | #817 | 58 | |
| 1944 | — | #790 | 63 | |
| 1943 | — | #764 | 73 | |
| 1942 | — | #795 | 65 | |
| 1941 | — | #770 | 65 | |
| 1940 | — | #659 | 84 | |
| 1939 | — | #667 | 79 | |
| 1938 | — | #622 | 91 | |
| 1937 | — | #764 | 64 | |
| 1936 | — | #660 | 79 | |
| 1935 | — | #757 | 66 | |
| 1934 | — | #566 | 109 | |
| 1933 | — | #650 | 80 | |
| 1932 | — | #574 | 107 | |
| 1931 | — | #590 | 98 | |
| 1930 | — | #634 | 93 | |
| 1929 | — | #666 | 85 | |
| 1928 | — | #647 | 93 | |
| 1927 | — | #742 | 78 | |
| 1926 | — | #813 | 66 | |
| 1925 | — | #759 | 75 | |
| 1924 | — | #849 | 65 | |
| 1923 | — | #755 | 75 | |
| 1922 | — | #977 | 52 | |
| 1921 | — | #825 | 69 | |
| 1920 | — | #877 | 61 | |
| 1919 | — | #908 | 54 | |
| 1918 | — | #986 | 46 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,033 | 40 | |
| 1916 | — | #892 | 49 | |
| 1915 | — | #925 | 45 | |
| 1914 | — | #933 | 35 | |
| 1913 | — | #930 | 28 | |
| 1912 | — | #876 | 26 | |
| 1911 | — | #982 | 12 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | #1,083 | 8 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
| 1907 | — | #930 | 9 | |
| 1906 | — | #852 | 9 | |
| 1905 | — | #699 | 12 | |
| 1904 | — | #810 | 9 | |
| 1903 | — | #783 | 9 | |
| 1902 | — | #933 | 7 | |
| 1901 | — | #858 | 7 | |
| 1900 | — | #968 | 8 | |
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| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Donovan! It came in at #968, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1910, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Donovan is popular in 1990
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#107 · 1 in 481
- Nevada#143 · 1 in 719
- Colorado#148 · 1 in 873
- Louisiana#156 · 1 in 762
- Alaska#175 · 1 in 883
Best ever in a state: #76 in Vermont, 2010.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #107 | 15 | 1 in 481 |
| Nevada | #143 | 12 | 1 in 719 |
| Colorado | #148 | 28 | 1 in 873 |
| Louisiana | #156 | 41 | 1 in 762 |
| Alaska | #175 | 5 | 1 in 883 |
| Kentucky | #181 | 17 | 1 in 1,459 |
| Minnesota | #181 | 21 | 1 in 1,511 |
| Arizona | #189 | 28 | 1 in 1,099 |
| North Carolina | #194 | 35 | 1 in 1,358 |
| Wisconsin | #203 | 20 | 1 in 1,665 |
| New Mexico | #204 | 11 | 1 in 1,038 |
| Michigan | #205 | 47 | 1 in 1,511 |
| Washington | #220 | 23 | 1 in 1,558 |
| Oklahoma | #235 | 13 | 1 in 1,579 |
| Arkansas | #237 | 10 | 1 in 1,549 |
| South Carolina | #251 | 15 | 1 in 1,618 |
| Missouri | #255 | 17 | 1 in 2,233 |
| Maryland | #282 | 15 | 1 in 2,212 |
| Alabama | #289 | 12 | 1 in 2,260 |
| Ohio | #291 | 26 | 1 in 3,069 |
| District of Columbia | #294 | 7 | 1 in 1,327 |
| Kansas | #304 | 7 | 1 in 2,416 |
| Oregon | #309 | 8 | 1 in 2,528 |
| Tennessee | #311 | 13 | 1 in 2,741 |
| Georgia | #312 | 21 | 1 in 2,389 |
| Connecticut | #320 | 7 | 1 in 3,224 |
| Iowa | #322 | 5 | 1 in 3,705 |
| Virginia | #322 | 16 | 1 in 2,710 |
| New York | #324 | 54 | 1 in 2,571 |
| Texas | #330 | 65 | 1 in 2,357 |
| Florida | #332 | 37 | 1 in 2,479 |
| Indiana | #345 | 11 | 1 in 3,684 |
| Mississippi | #349 | 7 | 1 in 2,451 |
| California | #351 | 98 | 1 in 2,962 |
| Pennsylvania | #386 | 18 | 1 in 4,571 |
| Illinois | #401 | 25 | 1 in 3,569 |
| New Jersey | #497 | 9 | 1 in 6,085 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Donovan
- 11 spots since 2024 (#506 → #495)
- 121 spots since 2020 (#374 → #495)
- 213 spots since 2015 (#282 → #495)
- Biggest jump: 222 spots in 1923 (#977 → #755)
- Biggest drop: 443 spots in 1908 (#930 → #1,373)
- Debuted 1900
- Peaked 2003 at #176 (2,211 births)
- Births halved by 2017, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 122 yrs · run 1918–2025
- Highest: 1 in 893 boys born in 2003 were named Donovan (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,805 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 31.3% of all boys named Donovan (19,329) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 83 | #699 (1905) | #929 |
| 1910s | 335 | #876 (1912) | #941 |
| 1920s | 719 | #647 (1928) | #791 |
| 1930s | 866 | #566 (1934) | #648 |
| 1940s | 717 | #659 (1940) | #767 |
| 1950s | 876 | #703 (1957) | #782 |
| 1960s | 1,813 | #361 (1969) | #633 |
| 1970s | 3,750 | #365 (1970) | #414 |
| 1980s | 4,553 | #311 (1989) | #414 |
| 1990s | 12,239 | #209 (1998) | #245 |
| 2000s | 19,329 | #176 (2003) | #198 |
| 2010s | 12,289 | #217 (2010) | #290 |
| 2020s | 4,115 | #374 (2020) | #453 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Donovan in 1990
Top girls' names in 1990
Top boys' names in 1990
More about 1990
girls
1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 316,425 of them was named Donovan, which outranked 25.1% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #10,193Zandrea7
- #10,193Zane7
- #10,193Zanna7
- #11,409Donovan6
- #11,409Aariel6
- #11,409Aarion6
- #11,409Abagael6
- #12,958Aarica5
- #12,958Aasha5
- #12,958Abagale5
Tied with 1,548 names at #11,409; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 2,419 of them was named Donovan, which outranked 96.9% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).