How Many People Are Named Donovan?
An estimated 57,551 people in the United States have the first name Donovan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Donovan peaked in popularity in 2003 with 2,219 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donovan 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 Donovan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Donovan is overwhelmingly male, 220 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
57,551
About 1 in 5,956 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2003
2,219 births
Total Registered
61,290
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donovan
Donovan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 61,290 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Donovan as a male name
Ranked #504 in 2024
603 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (2,211 births)
Donovan as a female name
Ranked #16,340 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 2004 (13 births)
Donovan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donovan span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 19,388 babies were registered. Donovan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donovan by Decade
How has Donovan 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.
Donovan by State
Birth registrations for Donovan span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Delaware. On average, about 1,114 Donovans were registered per state.
Donovan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donovan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donovan
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Donovan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donovan?
We estimate approximately 57,551 people named Donovan 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 5,956 Americans share this first name.
Is Donovan a common name?
Donovan is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 61,290 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donovan most popular?
Donovan reached peak popularity in 2003, when 2,219 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donovan is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donovan a male name?
Donovan is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donovan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donovan Smith, Donovan Johnson, Donovan 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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