How Many People Are Named Donathan?
An estimated 460 people in the United States have the first name Donathan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Donathan peaked in popularity in 2008 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donathan 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 Donathan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
460
About 1 in 745,118 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2008
18 births
Total Registered
478
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donathan
Donathan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 478 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Donathan as a male name
Ranked #11,227 in 2022
6 male births in 2022
Peak: 2008 (18 births)
Donathan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donathan span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 128 babies were registered. Donathan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donathan by Decade
How has Donathan 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.
Donathan by State
Donathan + Last Name Combinations
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Donathan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donathan?
We estimate approximately 460 people named Donathan 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 745,118 Americans share this first name.
Is Donathan a common name?
Donathan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 478 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donathan most popular?
Donathan reached peak popularity in 2008, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donathan is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donathan a male name?
Donathan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donathan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donathan Smith, Donathan Johnson, Donathan 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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