Donnavan
Boy · DON-a-vun · Irish
Donnavan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “dark brown”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Donnavan mean?
Irish: spelling of Donavan, itself a spelling of Donovan, from Irish Ó Donnabháin
“dark brown”
Donovan anglicizes the Irish surname Ó Donnabháin, borne by an old Munster family.
- Say it
- DON-a-vun
Meaning borrowed from Donavan.
Is Donnavan a girl's or a boy's name?
Donnavan is a boys' name.
How popular is Donnavan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 11 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Donnavan in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Donnavan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,013 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 7 | #7,867 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Nicknames for Donnavan
Names like Donnavan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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