Given name
Donevan
“a brown-haired chief”
Donevan is a variant of Donovan. One Irish interpretation is “a brown-haired chief.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Donevan is a variant of Donovan. One Irish interpretation is “a brown-haired chief.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Donevan 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 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Donevan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 174
- 174 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2001. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 184 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.
Donevan’s family of names
Donevan has a related form in Donovan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.