Donaven
Donaven was the 9959th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1749th with 66 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,387 places. More babies were named Donaven in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,959 boys, down 1,716 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200266 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,186babies recorded
Donaven popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,959 | 7 |
| 2020 | #8,243 | 9 |
| 2010 | #2,886 | 41 |
| 2000 | #2,178 | 46 |
| 1990 | #2,986 | 21 |
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How popular is Donaven, counting every spelling?
Donaven is a spelling of Donavon, a name family that had 39 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 39 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donavon | 16 | #5,673 | 92 |
| Donavin | 8 | #9,130 | 57 |
| Donaven | 7 | #9,959 | 35 |
| Donavyn | 8 | #9,131 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Donaven?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Donaven (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Donaven born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Donaven.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Donaven?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Donaven are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 17 and 28. That makes Donaven mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Donaven: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Donaven, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Donaven
How popular is the name Donaven?
Donaven was the 9959th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 2002, when it ranked 1749th with 66 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,387 places. More babies were named Donaven in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Donaven a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Donaven in the US.