US rank #6970 Girls' name Peak 2020 356 births

Donatella — #6970 US girls' name

356 babies named Donatella in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111990s182000s1002010s1392020s88
#6970
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Donatella was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

25 babies were named Donatella in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donatella

The Social Security Administration has registered 356 babies named Donatella between 1967 and 2024, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Donatella currently holds the #6970 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donatella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Donatella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Donatella in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donatella 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 356 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.

Donatella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

356

Since 1967

58 years of records

Peak year

2020

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,970

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1967

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2024

Donatella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1967

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
25
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
051015202530 20242020201620122008200420001967 5

Donatella by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
139 births that decade — 39% of Donatella's all-time total
1960s111990s182000s1002010s1392020s88

Donatella by state

Where Donatella concentrates geographically — total births since 1967

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Donatella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 3.4%
#2 Florida
10 2.8%
#3 New Jersey
5 1.4%
#4 New York
5 1.4%
California share of Donatella's total US births 3.4%
Even split

12 of 356 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donatella?
356 babies have been named Donatella since 1967. It currently ranks #6970 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 25 births.
When was Donatella most popular?
Donatella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Donatella most popular?
The top states for the name Donatella are California (12 births), Florida (10 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Donatella been used?
Donatella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 58 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Donatella?
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.

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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, 1967–2024 (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.