Masculine dossier · first seen 1900

Donovan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Donovan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2003

Peak era

2003

Peak rank proxy

2,211

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1900Peak 20032024

Peak year

2003

Decline from peak

72.7%

2024

603

All-time

61,070

Donovan is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2003, when 2,211 boys were named Donovan.

In 2024, only 603 boys were given the name.

Down 72.7% from its peak.

All told, about 61,070 Americans have been named Donovan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1900.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2003

20032,211 boys named Donovan

2024603 boys named Donovan

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