Donovon
- Last seen for boys in 2020 at #8,739
- Peak · boys
- 1999 · 34 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 660since 1969
Donovon over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Donovon has never cracked the top 2,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
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| rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | |
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| 2020 | #8,739 | 8 |
| 2019 | — | |
| 2018 | #10,760 | 6 |
| 2017 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | — | |
| 2015 | #8,744 | 8 |
| 2014 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #6,603 | 12 |
| 2012 | #8,864 | 8 |
| 2011 | #7,502 | 10 |
| 2010 | #7,087 | 11 |
| 2009 | #4,922 | 19 |
| 2008 | #6,763 | 12 |
| 2007 | #4,493 | 21 |
| 2006 | #4,370 | 21 |
| 2005 | #4,631 | 18 |
| 2004 | #3,456 | 27 |
| 2003 | #4,426 | 18 |
| 2002 | #3,349 | 26 |
| 2001 | #3,061 | 29 |
| 2000 | #3,922 | 20 |
| 1999 | #2,560 | 34 |
| 1998 | #4,019 | 17 |
| 1997 | #3,261 | 22 |
| 1996 | #3,202 | 22 |
| 1995 | #3,432 | 19 |
| 1994 | #2,951 | 24 |
| 1993 | #3,368 | 19 |
| 1992 | #3,604 | 17 |
| 1991 | #3,224 | 19 |
| 1990 | #2,952 | 21 |
| 1989 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #3,705 | 13 |
| 1987 | #3,339 | 14 |
| 1986 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #4,141 | 9 |
| 1982 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #6,262 | 5 |
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| 1979 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #2,991 | 11 |
| 1971 | #3,146 | 10 |
| 1970 | #3,282 | 9 |
| 1969 | #3,595 | 7 |
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First appearance
1969
The first year at least five boys were named Donovon! It came in at #3,595, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1978–1981, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Donovon is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Donovon in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Donovon
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2020
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1969
- Peaked 1999 at #2,560 (34 births)
- Births halved by 2008, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 56,475
- Highest: 1 in 56,475 boys born in 1999 were named Donovon (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 215,760 boys born in 2020 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
- 32.4% of all boys named Donovon (214) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 | #3,595 (1969) | #3,595 |
| 1970s | 72 | #2,991 (1972) | #4,435 |
| 1980s | 83 | #3,339 (1987) | #4,639 |
| 1990s | 214 | #2,560 (1999) | #3,257 |
| 2000s | 211 | #3,061 (2001) | #4,339 |
| 2010s | 65 | #6,603 (2013) | #9,239 |
| 2020s | 8 | #8,739 (2020) | #8,739 |
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.
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