Donato
Donato was the 6553rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 918th with 54 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,745 places. More babies were named Donato in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,553 boys, down 2,705 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192654 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,126babies recorded
Donato popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,553 | 13 |
| 2020 | #3,848 | 27 |
| 2010 | #3,478 | 31 |
| 2000 | #2,758 | 33 |
| 1990 | #2,510 | 27 |
| 1980 | #2,562 | 19 |
| 1970 | #1,716 | 26 |
| 1960 | #1,256 | 39 |
| 1950 | #1,551 | 23 |
| 1940 | #1,824 | 15 |
| 1930 | #1,373 | 28 |
| 1920 | #1,355 | 29 |
| 1910 | #1,464 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,360 | 5 |
| 1890 | #1,040 | 5 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Donato, counting every spelling?
Donato has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Donato?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Donato (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Donato born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Donato.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Donato?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Donato are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 20 and 58. That makes Donato mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Donato by state
How common Donato was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Donato: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Donato, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Donato
How popular is the name Donato?
Donato was the 6553rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 918th with 54 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,745 places. More babies were named Donato in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Donato a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Donato in the US.
Where is Donato most popular?
In 2021–2025, Donato was most common in New York (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New Jersey.