Donovan has been given to about 61,904 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Donovan ranks 496th among American boys in 2025, with 609 born that year. Its best year was 2003, when 2,219 babies were given the name, ranking 176th. The typical living American called Donovan is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
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.