The baby name Donovan appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 2024. It was most popular in 2005 with 2,589 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Donovan has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 10 |
| 1913 | 5 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 42 |
| 1916 | 23 |
| 1917 | 5 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1919 | 27 |
| 1920 | 55 |
| 1921 | 58 |
| 1922 | 25 |
| 1923 | 63 |
| 1924 | 38 |
| 1925 | 56 |
| 1926 | 57 |
| 1927 | 71 |
| 1928 | 45 |
| 1929 | 65 |
| 1930 | 60 |
| 1931 | 108 |
| 1932 | 116 |
| 1933 | 66 |
| 1934 | 95 |
| 1935 | 42 |
| 1936 | 70 |
| 1937 | 20 |
| 1938 | 57 |
| 1939 | 51 |
| 1940 | 41 |
| 1941 | 15 |
| 1942 | 30 |
| 1943 | 49 |
| 1944 | 32 |
| 1945 | 36 |
| 1946 | 46 |
| 1947 | 51 |
| 1948 | 64 |
| 1949 | 50 |
| 1950 | 62 |
| 1951 | 51 |
| 1952 | 30 |
| 1953 | 21 |
| 1954 | 38 |
| 1955 | 61 |
| 1956 | 60 |
| 1957 | 64 |
| 1958 | 15 |
| 1959 | 43 |
| 1960 | 36 |
| 1961 | 54 |
| 1962 | 36 |
| 1963 | 16 |
| 1964 | 49 |
| 1965 | 81 |
| 1966 | 123 |
| 1967 | 160 |
| 1968 | 239 |
| 1969 | 437 |
| 1970 | 452 |
| 1971 | 507 |
| 1972 | 409 |
| 1973 | 345 |
| 1974 | 317 |
| 1975 | 300 |
| 1976 | 381 |
| 1977 | 302 |
| 1978 | 281 |
| 1979 | 325 |
| 1980 | 313 |
| 1981 | 210 |
| 1982 | 241 |
| 1983 | 226 |
| 1984 | 273 |
| 1985 | 445 |
| 1986 | 493 |
| 1987 | 635 |
| 1988 | 660 |
| 1989 | 778 |
| 1990 | 836 |
| 1991 | 1,066 |
| 1992 | 1,324 |
| 1993 | 1,328 |
| 1994 | 1,302 |
| 1995 | 1,212 |
| 1996 | 1,288 |
| 1997 | 1,599 |
| 1998 | 1,746 |
| 1999 | 1,823 |
| 2000 | 1,870 |
| 2001 | 1,747 |
| 2002 | 2,189 |
| 2003 | 2,309 |
| 2004 | 2,243 |
| 2005 | 2,589 |
| 2006 | 2,289 |
| 2007 | 2,220 |
| 2008 | 1,961 |
| 2009 | 1,913 |
| 2010 | 1,756 |
| 2011 | 1,466 |
| 2012 | 1,385 |
| 2013 | 1,336 |
| 2014 | 1,329 |
| 2015 | 1,541 |
| 2016 | 1,399 |
| 2017 | 1,226 |
| 2018 | 1,226 |
| 2019 | 1,005 |
| 2020 | 803 |
| 2021 | 749 |
| 2022 | 685 |
| 2023 | 614 |
| 2024 | 581 |