Donavon Boy
How popular is Donavon?
#5,606 boy name in 2025
16 baby boys were named Donavon in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
Donavon popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,606 for boys (▲ 2154 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 16 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,148 in 2015, #5,447 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2000 (156 boys) |
| Highest rank | #913 in 1988 |
| First recorded | 1915 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Donavon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Donavan family of names ranked #1,485 for boys in 2025 (#2,040 the year before), with 95 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Donavon is most popular
Babies named Donavon per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Donavon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 41 | #2,698 |
| 1920s | 178 | #1,272 |
| 1930s | 300 | #1,051 |
| 1940s | 243 | #1,090 |
| 1950s | 198 | #1,442 |
| 1960s | 307 | #1,017 |
| 1970s | 527 | #914 |
| 1980s | 570 | #913 |
| 1990s | 1,188 | #962 |
| 2000s | 1,271 | #965 |
| 2010s | 418 | #1,939 |
| 2020s | 108 | #3,799 |
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Questions
- Is Donavon a boy or girl name?
- Donavon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Donavon were boys.
- How popular is the name Donavon?
- 16 baby boys were named Donavon in the US in 2025, making it the 5606th most popular boy name.
- When was Donavon most popular?
- Donavon peaked in 2000, when 156 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #913 in 1988.
- How many people are named Donavon?
- 5,349 babies have been named Donavon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,508 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Donavon most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Donavon was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.