How Many People Are Named Donovon?
An estimated 642 people in the United States have the first name Donovon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Donovon peaked in popularity in 1999 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donovon 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 Donovon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
642
About 1 in 533,885 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1999
34 births
Total Registered
660
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donovon
Donovon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 660 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Donovon as a male name
Ranked #8,937 in 2020
8 male births in 2020
Peak: 1999 (34 births)
Donovon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donovon span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 214 babies were registered. Donovon has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donovon by Decade
How has Donovon 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.
Donovon by State
Donovon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donovon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Donovon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donovon?
We estimate approximately 642 people named Donovon 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 533,885 Americans share this first name.
Is Donovon a common name?
Donovon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 660 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donovon most popular?
Donovon reached peak popularity in 1999, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donovon is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donovon a male name?
Donovon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donovon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donovon Smith, Donovon Johnson, Donovon 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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