Donavon
- Pronunciation
- [Do-na-von]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Brown-Haired Chieftain.
- Origin
- Irish
Donavon Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 5,332 baby boys have been named Donavon. The name peaked in 2000 with 156 US births that year (rank #968). In 2024, ranked #7870 nationally — 6,902 places below its 2000 peak.
Top States for Donavon
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Donavon births are: Texas (310), California (287), Louisiana (194).
Other Irish-Origin Names Like Donavon
If you like Donavon's Irish origin, consider these related names: Abban, Abiageal, Abracham, Adare, Addergoole. Browse all Irish names →
7-Letter Names Starting with D
Names with Donavon's exact length and starting letter: Dabbous, Daedbot, Daelynn, Daganya, Dagomar.
Quick Facts About Donavon
US Popularity History (2000–2000)
Annual US births named Donavon by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 156 boys named Donavon (boy rank #968 that year).
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Donavon Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2003–2012 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Donavon the strongest states are Kentucky, Colorado, Indiana.
Strongest boys-name states
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2003–2012. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Donavon in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
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Compare Donavon to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Donavon against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).