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Donovan name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Donovan ranks #496 in male records (609 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#496 · 609 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 5 male records (604 to 609); rank moved from #506 to #496.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 118 male records (727 to 609); rank moved from #425 to #496.
Peak year in available data
2016: 1,160 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Donovan becoming more popular?

Donovan's reported male count increased by 5 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #506 to #496. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Donovan. That is not a count of zero.

Donovan in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for DonovanFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,1600201620252016: 5 female records2017: 5 female records2018: 5 female records2016: 1,160 male records2017: 1,061 male records2018: 1,030 male records2019: 947 male records2020: 830 male records2021: 727 male records2022: 693 male records2023: 652 male records2024: 604 male records2025: 609 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——609496
2024——604506
2023——652468
2022——693448
2021——727425
2020——830374
2019——947352
2018516,3471,030325
2017516,5281,061323
2016516,9521,160306

Questions about Donovan’s popularity

How common is Donovan in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Donovan ranks #496 in male records (609 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Donovan?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Donovan only.

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