Boys' name · since 1884
Donaciano
552 babies named Donaciano in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,434 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 552
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
552 boys have been named Donaciano since 1884, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donaciano has been recorded 552 times among boys since 1884, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2021.
- #7,434 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 552 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donaciano ranks #7,434 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 552 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,434 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 552
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Donaciano's 552 recorded births place it above 83.64% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Donaciano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donaciano splits its recorded history at 1962: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donaciano popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2021
- Peak year (1924)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Donaciano by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (86 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Donaciano's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Donaciano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 8
1880s
8 births
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
86 births
- 1930s
1930s
64 births
- 1940s
1940s
69 births
- 1950s
1950s
45 births
- 1960s
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
73 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 86 births (16% of all-time use).
How Donaciano compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Donaciano's total volume
Donaciano by state
Where Donaciano concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 90 | 16.3% |
| #2 | New Mexico | | 27 | 4.9% |
| #3 | California | | 17 | 3.1% |
90 of 552 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Donaciano's data
- Donaciano's decade-level peak was the 1920s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Donacianos (90 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Donaciano: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~137 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1884–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Donaciano draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.