Donavon
Donavon was the 5673rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 914th; the most babies were born in 2000 (156). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,500 places. More babies were named Donavon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,673 boys, down 155 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000156 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,349babies recorded
Donavon popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,673 | 16 |
| 2020 | #5,518 | 16 |
| 2010 | #1,941 | 72 |
| 2000 | #968 | 156 |
| 1990 | #1,104 | 94 |
| 1980 | #1,229 | 56 |
| 1970 | #1,182 | 49 |
| 1960 | #1,667 | 24 |
| 1950 | #1,477 | 25 |
| 1940 | #1,095 | 36 |
| 1930 | #1,198 | 35 |
| 1920 | #2,819 | 10 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Donavon, counting every spelling?
Donavon is the most common spelling of 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 Donavon?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Donavon (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Donavon 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Donavon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Donavon?
About 4,500 people born in the US named Donavon are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 22 and 44. That makes Donavon 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.
Donavon by state
How common Donavon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Donavon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Donavon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Donavon
How popular is the name Donavon?
Donavon was the 5673rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1988, when it ranked 914th; the most babies were born in 2000 (156). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,500 places. More babies were named Donavon in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Donavon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Donavon in the US.
Where is Donavon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Donavon was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys).