Donavan
Donavan is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Donavan Freberg, American advertising creative, voice actor, photographer, and writer Donavan Johnson, American rapper, singer and songwriter Donavan McKinney, American politician from Michigan Donavan Mitchem, American activist Donavan Tate, American minor league baseball player
Meaning & Origin of Donavan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Donavan is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Donavan Freberg, American advertising creative, voice actor, photographer, and writer Donavan Johnson, American rapper, singer and songwriter Donavan McKinney, American politician from Michigan Donavan Mitchem, American activist Donavan Tate, American minor league baseball player
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The Story of Donavan
Donavan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1919, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 270 Donavans were born — ranking #678 that year. As of 2026, Donavan ranks #3,177 for baby boys with 38 births, falling sharply (-34%). In total, more than 8K Donavans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Donavan
Donavan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Donavan's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #659. Use the chart and map above to compare Donavan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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