How Many People Are Named Donovan?
people named Donovan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,931 people in the US has this name
Based on 61,904 babies named Donovan in Social Security records from 1900 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
2,219 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Donndubháin meaning "descendant of DONNDUBHÁN".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Donovan (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Donovan alive today is about 24 years old, and 71% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Donovan first appears in the records in 1900 and was given most often in 2003, to 2,219 babies. In 2025, 609 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1900 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Donovan has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #176, in 2003. In 2025 it ranked #496.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #496 |
| Best rank | #176 (2003) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #196 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Donovan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Donovan were born in California than in any other state: about 7,938 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Donovan was given 2.8 times as often in Hawaii, 1.9 times in New Mexico and 1.7 times in Louisiana.
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