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Donavan

/ˈdɑnəvæn/ · 100% boys · 56 born in 2025

Donavan has been given to about 8,305 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈdɑnəvæn/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 7,563
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Donavan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2002 · 270
  • Born in 202556
  • All time8,305

How popular is Donavan?

Its best year was 2002, when 270 babies were given the name, ranking 678th. The typical living American called Donavan is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Donavan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Donovan0.84
  2. Donavon0.78
  3. Jonathan0.72
  4. Johnathan0.67
  5. Dorian0.63
  6. Ronan0.63
  7. Jovan0.63
  8. Duncan0.58

Middle names for Donavan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Donavan John0.79
  2. Donavan Lee0.79
  3. Donavan Bryce0.78
  4. Donavan Ross0.78
  5. Donavan Quinn0.78
  6. Donavan Jude0.78

Sibling names for Donavan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.93
  2. Paulinasister · 0.92
  3. Aracelisister · 0.92
  4. Noebrother · 0.91
  5. Nathanaelbrother · 0.91
  6. Ilianasister · 0.90

Where Donavan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Donavan White0.74
  2. Donavan Reyes0.74
  3. Donavan Moore0.74
  4. Donavan Lee0.74
  5. Donavan Hill0.74
  6. Donavan Green0.74

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Donavan

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Donavan across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.