Masculine dossier · first seen 1900
Donovan
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2003
Peak era
2003
Peak births
2,211
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Donovan
How many people are named Donovan?
An estimated 57,312 living Americans are named Donovan.
How rare is Donovan?
Donovan is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 609 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 72.5% from its 2003 peak.
How old is the typical Donovan?
The median age of a living American named Donovan is approximately 23 years, with most bearers falling between 15 and 32 years old.
Is Donovan still popular?
Not especially. Donovan has been declining since its 2003 peak and registered 609 births in 2025.
Where is Donovan most common?
Donovan has its strongest geographic signal in North Dakota, where it appears 11.5× more often than the national baseline.
1900Peak 20032025
Peak year
2003
Decline from peak
72.5%
2025
609
All-time
61,684
Where it lives now
Donovan is most concentrated in Hawaii — about 7.6× the national rate in the 1970s.
States where Donovan is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.