Donovan

Donovan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Donovan is a masculine given name of Irish origin. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Donovan first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 34 babies (rank #822 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Donovan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Donovan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

502

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	24	#658
1997	22	#732
1998	18	#861
1999	23	#728
2000	20	#825
2001	24	#734
2002	26	#735
2003	23	#872
2004	30	#753
2005	21	#1,018
2006	20	#1,091
2007	24	#1,027
2008	34	#822
2009	20	#1,228
2010	33	#880
2011	13	#1,709
2012	25	#1,095
2013	23	#1,123
2014	27	#1,041
2015	21	#1,250
2016	31	#955

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#658

1997

#732

1998

#861

1999

#728

2000

#825

2001

#734

2002

#735

2003

#872

2004

#753

2005

#1,018

2006

#1,091

2007

#1,027

2008

#822

2009

#1,228

2010

#880

2011

#1,709

2012

#1,095

2013

#1,123

2014

#1,041

2015

#1,250

2016

#955

Meaning

Numerology of Donovan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Donovan

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with D

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