Baby name

Donovan

Boy

Origin of the name

Donovan was first an Irish surname, from Ó Donnabháin.

Classic name

The high point came in 2003, with 2,211 births and the No. 176 spot that year. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 125 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 495. 31% of all babies named Donovan since 1880 were born in the 2000s.

61,684births since 1880

2000sgeneration

No. 176rank at its peak, in 2003

Where babies named Donovan are born

2003

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The darker the blue, the more common Donovan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Donovan is most common in Nevada (3 times), Hawaii (2.8) and New Mexico (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Donavan 8,300
Donivan 1,181

Names from the same era

Gage · Dominick · Alexis · Ernesto · Brock · Cesar

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