Is Donaven a boy or girl name?

Donaven is a boy’s name. Of the 1,186 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Donaven

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Donaven was most popular in 2002, when 66 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,095 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,186 people named Donaven.

Donaven over time

Births per year. The dot marks Donaven’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Donaven a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Donaven is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,186 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Donaven

Where Donaven is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org