Meaning: Its source is Donnduban, an Irish Gaelic name meaning "Little dark-haired one."

Alternative Spellings: Donoven

Variant Forms: Donnivin

Source Forms: Donnduban

Popularity: The name Donovan ranked 202nd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 667th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.