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Donovan Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Donovan?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Donovan, ranked the 324th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Donovan has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 176, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2003 with 2,210 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Donovan in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1910.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Donovan occurred roughly during the years 1910-1915, 1917-1921, 1924-1928, 1952-1955, 1958-1961, 1962-1969, 1982-1992, 1994-1998, and 1999-2003, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2007-2012, and 2014-2017.

The popularity trend for Donovan has been moving downward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Donovan has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Donovan?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Donovan is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Donovan (Girl)Donovan (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 5 16,243 1,021 324
2017 5 16,473 1,055 322
2016 5 16,905 1,156 306
2015 < 5 -- 1,298 282
2014 5 17,237 1,267 285
2013 < 5 -- 1,236 281
2012 < 5 -- 1,272 274
2011 < 5 -- 1,363 254
2010 5 17,746 1,642 218
2009 < 5 -- 1,740 215
2008 7 14,247 1,784 214
2007 6 16,056 2,043 197
2006 < 5 -- 1,967 198
2005 < 5 -- 2,184 185
2004 13 8,392 2,054 186
2003 8 11,601 2,210 176
2002 7 12,572 1,963 191
2001 7 12,418 1,658 211
2000 12 8,173 1,717 206
1999 10 8,975 1,632 210
1998 11 8,153 1,541 210
1997 9 9,244 1,449 213
1996 < 5 -- 1,201 246
1995 9 8,975 1,076 261
1994 < 5 -- 1,108 261
1993 6 12,210 1,144 249
1992 7 10,810 1,176 243
1991 5 13,770 1,058 256
1990 6 11,805 850 298
1989 < 5 -- 771 311
1988 8 8,606 672 321
1987 9 7,535 630 326
1986 9 7,271 494 374
1985 6 9,640 460 390
1984 8 7,577 332 463
1983 < 5 -- 279 501
1982 < 5 -- 279 507
1981 6 9,410 289 494
1980 < 5 -- 345 449
1979 < 5 -- 318 456
1978 7 7,836 293 476
1977 < 5 -- 324 442
1976 < 5 -- 348 414
1975 < 5 -- 338 426
1974 < 5 -- 368 407
1973 < 5 -- 378 400
1972 6 7,522 404 391
1971 < 5 -- 479 366
1970 5 8,319 501 365
1969 8 5,578 478 362
1968 < 5 -- 283 455
1967 < 5 -- 227 500
1966 < 5 -- 175 573
1965 < 5 -- 132 649
1964 < 5 -- 119 709
1963 < 5 -- 102 761
1962 < 5 -- 103 755
1961 < 5 -- 119 699
1960 < 5 -- 75 878
1959 < 5 -- 88 813
1958 < 5 -- 73 882
1957 < 5 -- 116 704
1956 < 5 -- 88 793
1955 < 5 -- 107 709
1954 < 5 -- 76 832
1953 < 5 -- 80 803
1952 < 5 -- 73 824
1951 < 5 -- 86 754
1950 < 5 -- 90 723
1949 < 5 -- 70 817
1948 < 5 -- 78 767
1947 < 5 -- 78 780
1946 < 5 -- 83 717
1945 < 5 -- 58 822
1944 < 5 -- 63 790
1943 < 5 -- 73 764
1942 < 5 -- 65 796
1941 < 5 -- 65 770
1940 < 5 -- 84 660
1939 < 5 -- 79 667
1938 < 5 -- 91 624
1937 < 5 -- 64 765
1936 < 5 -- 79 662
1935 < 5 -- 66 759
1934 < 5 -- 109 567
1933 < 5 -- 80 651
1932 < 5 -- 107 574
1931 < 5 -- 98 592
1930 < 5 -- 93 637
1929 < 5 -- 85 665
1928 < 5 -- 93 649
1927 < 5 -- 78 742
1926 < 5 -- 66 813
1925 < 5 -- 75 760
1924 < 5 -- 65 851
1923 < 5 -- 75 758
1922 < 5 -- 52 980
1921 < 5 -- 69 828
1920 < 5 -- 61 879
1919 < 5 -- 54 910
1918 < 5 -- 46 988
1917 < 5 -- 40 1,041
1916 < 5 -- 49 898
1915 < 5 -- 45 928
1914 < 5 -- 35 937
1913 < 5 -- 28 936
1912 < 5 -- 26 884
1911 < 5 -- 12 999
1910 < 5 -- < 5 --
1909 < 5 -- 8 1,102
1908 < 5 -- 5 1,434
1907 < 5 -- 9 941
1906 < 5 -- 9 868
1905 < 5 -- 12 712
1904 < 5 -- 9 825
1903 < 5 -- 9 808
1902 < 5 -- 7 953
1901 < 5 -- 7 879
1900 < 5 -- 8 983
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.