US rank #3014 Boys' name Peak 2022 470 births

Donatello — #3014 US boys' name

470 babies named Donatello in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s232000s212010s2252020s201
#3014
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Donatello was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

47 babies were named Donatello in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donatello

The Social Security Administration has registered 470 babies named Donatello between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Donatello currently holds the #3014 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donatello performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 225 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Donatello shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 68 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Donatello in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donatello 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 470 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.

Donatello at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

470

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2022

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,014

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Donatello popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
47
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
01020304050 20242021201820152012200919911990 12

Donatello by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
225 births that decade — 48% of Donatello's all-time total
1990s232000s212010s2252020s201

Donatello by state

Where Donatello concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Donatello
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
68 14.5%
#2 Texas
33 7.0%
#3 Florida
21 4.5%
#4 New York
6 1.3%
California share of Donatello's total US births 14.5%
Even split

68 of 470 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donatello?
470 babies have been named Donatello since 1990. It currently ranks #3014 among boys. The peak year was 2022 with 47 births.
When was Donatello most popular?
Donatello was most popular in the 2010s decade with 225 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Donatello most popular?
The top states for the name Donatello are California (68 births), Texas (33 births), Florida (21 births).
How long has the name Donatello been used?
Donatello has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Donatello?
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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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, 1990–2024 (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.