Donovan Boy

Popularity: #448 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Donovan

Donovan Leitch is a Scottish singer-songwriter known for his hit songs in the 1960s.

Donovan Bailey is a Canadian sprinter who won two gold medals at the 1996 Olympics.

Donovan McNabb is a former American football quarterback who played in the NFL.

Donovan Mitchell is an American professional basketball player known for his performance in the NBA.

Fictional characters named Donovan

Donovan is a character in the video game series 'Uncharted', known for his role as a treasure hunter.

Donovan is a character in the animated series 'The Legend of Korra', serving as a minor antagonist.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Donovan was first seen in the United States in 1900. Donovan has ranked as high as #324 nationally, which occurred in 2003, and has been most popular in California, Texas, Florida, New York, and Ohio. In the past 5 years the name Donovan has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Donovan (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912

State	Births	Share
CA	99	19%
TX	51	10%
NY	35	7%
FL	35	7%
IL	33	6%
MI	22	4%
NC	22	4%
OH	22	4%
MA	21	4%
GA	17	3%
AZ	15	3%
PA	14	3%
VA	14	3%
WA	14	3%
WI	14	3%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	9
1904	9
1905	12
1906	9
1907	9
1908	5
1909	8
1911	12
1912	26
1913	28
1914	35
1915	45
1916	49
1917	40
1918	47
1919	54
1920	61
1921	69
1922	52
1923	75
1924	65
1925	75
1926	66
1927	78
1928	93
1929	85
1930	93
1931	98
1932	107
1933	80
1934	109
1935	66
1936	79
1937	64
1938	91
1939	79
1940	84
1941	65
1942	65
1943	73
1944	63
1945	58
1946	83
1947	78
1948	78
1949	70
1950	90
1951	86
1952	73
1953	80
1954	76
1955	107
1956	88
1957	116
1958	74
1959	86
1960	75
1961	119
1962	103
1963	102
1964	119
1965	132
1966	175
1967	227
1968	283
1969	478
1970	501
1971	479
1972	403
1973	378
1974	369
1975	338
1976	348
1977	324
1978	293
1979	317
1980	344
1981	289
1982	279
1983	278
1984	332
1985	460
1986	494
1987	630
1988	672
1989	773
1990	851
1991	1,059
1992	1,176
1993	1,144
1994	1,110
1995	1,077
1996	1,201
1997	1,449
1998	1,542
1999	1,632
2000	1,718
2001	1,657
2002	1,964
2003	2,211
2004	2,055
2005	2,186
2006	1,967
2007	2,044
2008	1,785
2009	1,741
2010	1,644
2011	1,363
2012	1,272
2013	1,237
2014	1,271
2015	1,303
2016	1,160
2017	1,061
2018	1,030
2019	947
2020	830
2021	727
2022	692
2023	650
2024	603