Given name
Donavin
“a brown-haired chief”
Donavin is a variant of Donovan. One Irish interpretation is “a brown-haired chief.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Donavin is a variant of Donovan. One Irish interpretation is “a brown-haired chief.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Donavin is a variant of Donovan. An origin associated with Donovan is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Donavin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,343
- 2,343 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 148 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,130 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −61%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,130 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 148 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,753 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Donavin’s family of names
Donavin has a related form in Donovan.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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