Boy name Irish Gaelic origin

Donovan

DON-uh-vuhn · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Dark prince or dark-haired chieftain
Language
Irish Gaelic
Culture
Irish
Style era
modern
Themes
Irish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#504
2024 births603
Peak year2003
First appeared1900
Total US births61,070
2003 peak19001931196219932024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Don
Alternate spellings
DonavanDonavon
In other languages
Donndubhan

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