Boys' name · since 1986

Donate

Donate has 15 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#31,302 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1986
1990s
peak decade

Donate sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 15 recorded since 1986.

Donate has 15 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1997.

  • #31,302 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 15 born since 1986
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donate ranks #31,302 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.

#31,302 of 45,481
all-time among boys
15
born since 1986
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Donate's 15 recorded births place it above 30.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Donate's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Donate splits its recorded history at 1993: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births).

Donate popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1997

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1986)
5
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
5 198619931997 5

Donate by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

1990s was Donate's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Donate births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donate?
Since 1986, Social Security records show 15 babies named Donate. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #31,302 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1997. Its busiest year on record was 1986, with 5 births.
Where does Donate sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donate ranks #31,302 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Donate most popular?
Donate was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Donate been used?
Records for Donate go back to 1986, giving 12 years of history through 1997.
What names are similar to Donate?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Donald, Don, Donovan, Donnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Donate: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1986–1997 (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 Donate 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.