Recorded 1908–2004 Girls' name Peak 1956 551 births

Donata — girls' name

551 babies named Donata in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s71910s311920s891930s291940s411950s1111960s1001970s781980s291990s112000s25
1950s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Donata was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

19 babies were named Donata in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donata

The Social Security Administration has registered 551 babies named Donata between 1908 and 2004, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donata currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donata performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Donata shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Donata in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donata in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 551 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Donata at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

551

Since 1908

97 years of records

Peak year

1956

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1908

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2004

Donata popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1908

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1956)
19
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
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Donata by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
111 births that decade — 20% of Donata's all-time total
1900s71910s311920s891930s291940s411950s1111960s1001970s781980s291990s112000s25

Donata by state

Where Donata concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Donata
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17 3.1%
New York share of Donata's total US births 3.1%

17 of 551 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donata?
551 babies have been named Donata since 1908. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1956 with 19 births.
When was Donata most popular?
Donata was most popular in the 1950s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
Where is Donata most popular?
The top states for the name Donata are New York (17 births).
How long has the name Donata been used?
Donata has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 97 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Donata?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donna, Dona, Donnie, Donald, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1908–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.