How Many People Are Named Donavan?
An estimated 7,761 people in the United States have the first name Donavan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Donavan peaked in popularity in 2002 with 270 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donavan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Donavan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,761
About 1 in 44,164 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2002
270 births
Total Registered
8,248
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donavan
Donavan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 8,248 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Donavan as a male name
Ranked #3,225 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (270 births)
Donavan as a female name
Ranked #14,371 in 1997
5 female births in 1997
Peak: 1997 (5 births)
Donavan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donavan span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 2,430 babies were registered. Donavan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donavan by Decade
How has Donavan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Donavan by State
Birth registrations for Donavan span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in Iowa, Kansas, West Virginia. On average, about 137 Donavans were registered per state.
Donavan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donavan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donavan
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Donavan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donavan?
We estimate approximately 7,761 people named Donavan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 44,164 Americans share this first name.
Is Donavan a common name?
Donavan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,248 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donavan most popular?
Donavan reached peak popularity in 2002, when 270 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donavan is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donavan a male name?
Donavan is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donavan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donavan Smith, Donavan Johnson, Donavan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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