Is Donavan a boy or girl name?
Donavan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 37 boys were named Donavan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 8,248 US babies named Donavan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,225
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Donavan since 1919
- 8,248
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 270 babies
Boys and girls named Donavan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 107 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 108 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 166 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 329 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 744 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 940 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,115 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 2,430 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 994 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 228 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37 | #3,225 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 55 | #2,446 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,170 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,735 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 52 | #2,474 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,867 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 77 | #1,926 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 94 | #1,685 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 76 | #1,928 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 95 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 87 | #1,735 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 107 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 122 | #1,378 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 121 | #1,376 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 172 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 190 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 208 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 218 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 251 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 269 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 258 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 266 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 270 | #678 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 267 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 233 | #736 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 262 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 244 | #689 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 238 | #681 | 5 | #14,371 |
| 1996 | 193 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 172 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 205 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 203 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 214 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 224 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 160 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 169 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 121 | #862 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 122 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 108 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 98 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 69 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 63 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 48 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 67 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 75 | #1,043 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 62 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 78 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 84 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 67 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 65 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 71 | #971 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 68 | #982 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 89 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 75 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 85 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 92 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 34 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 49 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 25 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,532 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 22 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 21 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,238 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 29 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,404 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,298 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 19 | #1,803 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 18 | #1,846 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,120 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,097 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 19 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,819 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 10 | #2,493 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,491 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,274 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,056 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,949 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,348 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,675 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,888 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 8 | #2,709 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,106 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,817 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,008 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,984 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,689 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,426 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,438 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,085 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,686 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 18 | #1,716 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,646 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,870 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #3,821 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,799 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,695 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,558 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,320 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,510 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,016 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,937 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Donavan reached #659 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #14,371 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Donavan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.