Is Donovan a boy or girl name?
Donovan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 603 boys were named Donovan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 61,290 US babies named Donovan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #504
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Donovan since 1900
- 61,290
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 2,219 babies
Boys and girls named Donovan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 83 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 336 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 719 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 866 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 717 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 876 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,813 | 8 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 3,750 | 18 | 0.5% |
| 1980s | 4,551 | 46 | 1% |
| 1990s | 12,241 | 63 | 0.5% |
| 2000s | 19,328 | 60 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 12,288 | 25 | 0.2% |
| 2020s | 3,502 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 603 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 650 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 692 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 727 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 830 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 947 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,030 | #324 | 5 | #16,340 |
| 2017 | 1,061 | #322 | 5 | #16,523 |
| 2016 | 1,160 | #306 | 5 | #16,947 |
| 2015 | 1,303 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,271 | #284 | 5 | #17,270 |
| 2013 | 1,237 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,272 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,363 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,644 | #217 | 5 | #17,763 |
| 2009 | 1,741 | #215 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1,785 | #214 | 7 | #14,260 |
| 2007 | 2,044 | #197 | 6 | #16,061 |
| 2006 | 1,967 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 2,186 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 2,055 | #187 | 13 | #8,393 |
| 2003 | 2,211 | #176 | 8 | #11,605 |
| 2002 | 1,964 | #190 | 7 | #12,578 |
| 2001 | 1,657 | #211 | 7 | #12,421 |
| 2000 | 1,718 | #206 | 12 | #8,177 |
| 1999 | 1,632 | #210 | 10 | #8,977 |
| 1998 | 1,542 | #210 | 11 | #8,155 |
| 1997 | 1,449 | #213 | 9 | #9,245 |
| 1996 | 1,201 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 1,077 | #261 | 9 | #8,977 |
| 1994 | 1,110 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 1,144 | #249 | 6 | #12,211 |
| 1992 | 1,176 | #243 | 7 | #10,811 |
| 1991 | 1,059 | #256 | 5 | #13,773 |
| 1990 | 851 | #299 | 6 | #11,808 |
| 1989 | 773 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 672 | #321 | 8 | #8,613 |
| 1987 | 630 | #326 | 9 | #7,538 |
| 1986 | 494 | #374 | 9 | #7,274 |
| 1985 | 460 | #391 | 6 | #9,641 |
| 1984 | 332 | #463 | 8 | #7,580 |
| 1983 | 278 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 279 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 289 | #494 | 6 | #9,415 |
| 1980 | 344 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 317 | #459 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 293 | #476 | 7 | #7,838 |
| 1977 | 324 | #442 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 348 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 338 | #425 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 369 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 378 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 403 | #392 | 6 | #7,526 |
| 1971 | 479 | #366 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 501 | #365 | 5 | #8,320 |
| 1969 | 478 | #361 | 8 | #5,579 |
| 1968 | 283 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 227 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 175 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 132 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 119 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 102 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 103 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 119 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 75 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 86 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 74 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 116 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 88 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 107 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 76 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 80 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 73 | #824 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 86 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 90 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 70 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 78 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 78 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 83 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 58 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 63 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 73 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 65 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 65 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 84 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 79 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 91 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 64 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 79 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 66 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 109 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 80 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 107 | #575 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 98 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 93 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 85 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 93 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 78 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 66 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 75 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 65 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 75 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 52 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 69 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 61 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 54 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 47 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 40 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 49 | #898 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 45 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 35 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 28 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 26 | #884 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 12 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 9 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 12 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 9 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 9 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 7 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 8 | #983 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Donovan reached #176 in 2003. As a girl name, it reached #5,579 in 1969. 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 Donovan
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.