How Many People Are Named Donaven?
An estimated 1,160 people in the United States have the first name Donaven. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Donaven peaked in popularity in 2002 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donaven 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 Donaven paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,160
About 1 in 295,478 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2002
66 births
Total Registered
1,179
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donaven
Donaven is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,179 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Donaven as a male name
Ranked #10,134 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (66 births)
Donaven: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donaven span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 563 babies were registered. Donaven has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donaven by Decade
How has Donaven 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.
Donaven by State
Birth registrations for Donaven span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Michigan. The lowest are in Tennessee, New York, North Carolina. On average, about 35 Donavens were registered per state.
Donaven + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donaven as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donaven
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Donaven: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donaven?
We estimate approximately 1,160 people named Donaven 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 295,478 Americans share this first name.
Is Donaven a common name?
Donaven is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,179 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donaven most popular?
Donaven reached peak popularity in 2002, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donaven is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donaven a male name?
Donaven is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donaven Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donaven Smith, Donaven Johnson, Donaven 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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