Recorded 1986–1999 Boys' name Peak 1986 15 births

Donathon — boys' name

15 babies named Donathon in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s10
1990s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Donathon was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

5 babies were named Donathon in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Donathon

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Donathon between 1986 and 1999, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Donathon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Donathon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Donathon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Donathon 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 15 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.

Donathon at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

15

Since 1986

14 years of records

Peak year

1986

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1986

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1999

Donathon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1986

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1986)
5
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
5 199919901986 5

Donathon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 67% of Donathon's all-time total
1980s51990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donathon?
15 babies have been named Donathon since 1986. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1986 with 5 births.
When was Donathon most popular?
Donathon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Donathon been used?
Donathon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 14 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Donathon?
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.

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, 1986–1999 (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.