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Donovan is a given name used predominantly for boys. There have been 61,290 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 61,070 as boys and 220 as girls. Donovan gained popularity in the 1960s, peaked in 2003 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	603
2023	650
2022	692
2021	727
2020	830
2019	947
2018	1,035
2017	1,066
2016	1,165
2015	1,303
2014	1,276
2013	1,237
2012	1,272
2011	1,363
2010	1,649
2009	1,741
2008	1,792
2007	2,050
2006	1,967
2005	2,186
2004	2,068
2003	2,219
2002	1,971
2001	1,664
2000	1,730
1999	1,642
1998	1,553
1997	1,458
1996	1,201
1995	1,086
1994	1,110
1993	1,150
1992	1,183
1991	1,064
1990	857
1989	773
1988	680
1987	639
1986	503
1985	466
1984	340
1983	278
1982	279
1981	295
1980	344
1979	317
1978	300
1977	324
1976	348
1975	338
1974	369
1973	378
1972	409
1971	479
1970	506
1969	486
1968	283
1967	227
1966	175
1965	132
1964	119
1963	102
1962	103
1961	119
1960	75
1959	86
1958	74
1957	116
1956	88
1955	107
1954	76
1953	80
1952	73
1951	86
1950	90
1949	70
1948	78
1947	78
1946	83
1945	58
1944	63
1943	73
1942	65
1941	65
1940	84
1939	79
1938	91
1937	64
1936	79
1935	66
1934	109
1933	80
1932	107
1931	98
1930	93
1929	85
1928	93
1927	78
1926	66
1925	75
1924	65
1923	75
1922	52
1921	69
1920	61
1919	54
1918	47
1917	40
1916	49
1915	45
1914	35
1913	28
1912	26
1911	12
1909	8
1908	5
1907	9
1906	9
1905	12
1904	9
1903	9
1902	7
1901	7
1900	8