Donavan
Respelling of Donovan, which comes from the Irish surname O Donndubhain, built on donn, meaning brown, and dubh, dark or black.
Donavan in 2025
Donavan was given to 56 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 5,218th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 59,203 babies born.
The history of Donavan
Donavan reached its highest point in 2002, when 270 babies were given the name, ranking 1,531st that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,469th, in 1999.
Across the 107 years of records since 1919, 8,305 babies have been named Donavan. Half of them were born before 1998, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Donavan by decade
| Decade | Babies named Donavan | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 9 | 5,685 |
| 1920s | 73 | 3,642 |
| 1930s | 107 | 3,348 |
| 1940s | 108 | 3,914 |
| 1950s | 166 | 3,403 |
| 1960s | 329 | 1,906 |
| 1970s | 744 | 1,995 |
| 1980s | 940 | 1,743 |
| 1990s | 2,120 | 1,469 |
| 2000s | 2,430 | 1,520 |
| 2010s | 995 | 2,453 |
| 2020s | 284 | 5,218 |
Where Donavan is heading
Donavan has fallen 41% over the past decade, from 95 babies in 2015 to 56 in 2025.
Names like Donavan
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Donavan.