How Many People Are Named Donatello?
An estimated 466 people in the United States have the first name Donatello. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Donatello peaked in popularity in 2022 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donatello as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Donatello paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
466
About 1 in 735,524 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2022
47 births
Total Registered
470
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donatello
Donatello is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 470 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Donatello as a male name
Ranked #3,002 in 2024
41 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (47 births)
Donatello: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donatello span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 225 babies were registered. Donatello remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Donatello by Decade
How has Donatello tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Donatello by State
Birth registrations for Donatello span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New York, Florida, Texas. On average, about 32 Donatellos were registered per state.
Donatello + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donatello as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Donatello: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donatello?
We estimate approximately 466 people named Donatello are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 735,524 Americans share this first name.
Is Donatello a common name?
Donatello is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 470 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donatello most popular?
Donatello reached peak popularity in 2022, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donatello is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donatello a male name?
Donatello is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donatello Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donatello Smith, Donatello Johnson, Donatello Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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