Boys' name · since 1954
Donathan
478 babies named Donathan in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,121 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 478
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donathan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 478 recorded since 1954.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donathan has been recorded 478 times among boys since 1954, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2022.
- #8,121 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 478 born since 1954
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donathan ranks #8,121 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 478 born since 1954, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,121 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 478
- born since 1954
- 2000s
- peak decade
Donathan's 478 recorded births place it above 82.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Donathan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Donathan's full recorded timeline at 1993, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Donathan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2022
- Peak year (2008)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Donathan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (128 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Donathan's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Donathan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
70 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 128 births (27% of all-time use).
Donathan by state
Where Donathan concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
5 of 478 births nationwide.
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What to do with Donathan's data
- Donathan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Donathans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Donathan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1954–2022 (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 Donathan 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.