Boys' name · since 1890

Donato

3,126 babies named Donato in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,463 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,461 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,126
born since 1890
1920s
peak decade

Yes -- Donato is the #6461 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,126 recorded since 1890.

Social Security Administration records show Donato recorded 3,126 times among boys since 1890, holding rank #6461 nationally today, ahead of 54% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 2025.

  • #2,463 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #6,461 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 3,126 born since 1890
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donato ranks #2,463 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,461 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,126 born since 1890, peaking in the 1920s.

#2,463 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#6,461 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
3,126
born since 1890
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%53.6%
Donato vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Donato's 3,126 recorded births place it above 94.58% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

9 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Donato compares

3,126 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Donato's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Donato Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 3,126 369 358,536
Peak-year births 54 34 22,252

Donato's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Donato splits its recorded history at 1966: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1890 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 54 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Donato popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1926)
54
Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
0204060 189019211936195119661981199620112025 13

Donato by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (403 births, 13% of the file).

1920s was Donato's strongest decade.

403 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.

Donato births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 403 births (13% of all-time use).

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

How Donato compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Donato's total volume

Donato vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -104, 4.3%-141, 7.5%-146, 2.4%-53, 3.7%-27, 6.8%-36, 7.7%-64, 3.3%-70, 4.6%-146, 2.6%-37, 11.9%-111, 8.1%-26, 14%-55, 5.5%-56, 5.9%-57, 4.6%Donato-136, 1.7%Donato
Donato vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Donato by state

Where Donato concentrates geographically, total births since 1890

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Donato
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
705 22.6%
#2 Texas
191 6.1%
#3 New Jersey
147 4.7%
#4 California
135 4.3%
#5 Pennsylvania
116 3.7%
#6 Massachusetts
17 0.5%
#7 Illinois
10 0.3%
#8 Florida
7 0.2%
New York share of Donato's total US births 22.6%
Even split

705 of 3,126 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Donato appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Donato? ▼
3,126 babies have been named Donato since 1890. All-time, it sits at #2,463 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #6,461 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1926 with 54 births.
Where does Donato sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Donato ranks #2,463 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,461 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Donato most popular? ▼
Donato was most popular in the 1920s decade with 403 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Donato most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Donato are New York (705 births), Texas (191 births), New Jersey (147 births).
How long has the name Donato been used? ▼
Records for Donato go back to 1890, giving 136 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Donato? ▼
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.

What to do with Donato's data

  • Donato's decade-level peak was the 1920s (403 total births); usage has since declined to 130 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Donatos (705 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Donato

Nearby Names Like Donato

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Donato

Donald Boy
#690 1,414,824 births
Don Boy
#1793 167,632 births
Donovan Boy
#495 61,684 births
Donnie Boy
#1795 60,928 births
Donte Boy
#1982 15,695 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Donato

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Gale #6459
12,437 births · Peak 1947
Hale #6463
1,282 births · Peak 1917
Hilton #6458
6,925 births · Peak 1920
Elwyn #6464
3,231 births · Peak 1924
Dionicio #6457
2,094 births · Peak 1976
Sonnie #6465
879 births · Peak 2023

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Donato: 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, 1890–2025 (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 Donato 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.