Donovan Popularity

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Region

Falling

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#654
1997	#725
1998	#850
1999	#718
2000	#817
2001	#728
2002	#722
2003	#865
2004	#749
2005	#1014
2006	#1084
2007	#1014
2008	#818
2009	#1218
2010	#878
2011	#1688
2012	#1086
2013	#1116
2014	#1035
2015	#1236
2016	#946
2017	#1210
2018	#1158
2019	#1506
2020	#1723
2021	#1984
2022	#1179
2023	#2546
2024	#1595

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #272 in Northern Ireland in 1998.

Donovan's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#1595	16	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#2546	8	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#1179	23	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#1984	11	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#1723	13	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#1506	16	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#1158	23	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#1210	22	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#946	31	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#1236	21	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#1035	27	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#1116	23	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#1086	25	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#1688	13	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#878	33	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#1218	20	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#818	34	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#1014	24	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#1084	20	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#1014	21	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#749	30	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#865	23	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#722	26	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#728	24	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#817	20	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#718	23	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#850	18	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#725	22	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#654	24	High	Demonstration data
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#398	3	High	Demonstration data
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#280	3	High	Demonstration data
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#272	3	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#785	3	High	Demonstration data
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#550	5	High	Demonstration data
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#718	3	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.