Names / Boy names
Donovan
Current rank
#496
and easing
All-time peak
#176
in 2003
First recorded
1900
in U.S. data
Children named
61,900
since 1900
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #176 in 2003 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Smooth with presence. The name first shows up in U.S. records in 1900. Its strongest year was 2003, at #176 nationally. It currently ranks #496 and is drifting lower. Across all years, more than 61,900 children have been named this.