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Donivan

male

Meaning

"Dark One"

Donivan is a spelling variant of Donovan, associated with Irish surname roots often glossed as dark.

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Popularity History of Donivan

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#12755Ranked nationally
SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

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Donivan did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Donivan Nicknames

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Baby Name Lists That Include Donivan

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Quick Facts

OriginIrish, English
Syllables3
Length7 letters

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