Donevan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DAH-nuh-van
- Origin
- Irish
Donevan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “dark brown”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Donevan mean?
Irish: variant spelling of Donovan, from Irish Ó Donnabháin
“dark brown”
A variant of Donovan, an Irish surname from Ó Donnabháin, which is built on donn 'brown' and dubh 'dark'.
Is Donevan a girl's or a boy's name?
Donevan is a boys' name.
How popular is Donevan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1988.
Half of all the boys named Donevan in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Donevan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 5 | #8,861 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
Names like Donevan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan Declan Brayden Finnegan Deegan Teagan Aiden Ronan Finn Brogan Finnigan Rogan
Names related to Donevan
Donovan Donavan Donavon Donavin Donaven Donivan Donovin Donavyn
More Irish names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Donevan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/donevan, updated 20 October 2026.