Boys' name · since 1894
Donat
351 babies named Donat in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,726 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 351
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Donat is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 351 have been recorded since 1894.
Donat has 351 recorded births among boys since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 1966.
- #9,726 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 351 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donat ranks #9,726 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 351 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,726 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 351
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Donat's 351 recorded births place it above 78.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
Donat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Donat splits its recorded history at 1929: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Donat popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–1966
- Peak year (1918)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Donat by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (127 births, 36% of the file).
1920s was Donat's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Donat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
96 births
- 1920s
1920s
127 births
- 1930s
1930s
54 births
- 1940s 39
1940s
39 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 127 births (36% of all-time use).
Donat by state
Where Donat concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 31 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Rhode Island | | 22 | 6.3% |
| #3 | Maine | | 5 | 1.4% |
31 of 351 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Donat's data
- Donat's decade-level peak was the 1920s (127 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Donats (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Donat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~72 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, 1894–1966 (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 Donat 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.