How Many People Are Named Donato?
An estimated 2,025 people in the United States have the first name Donato. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Donato peaked in popularity in 1926 with 54 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Donato 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 Donato paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,025
About 1 in 169,261 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1926
54 births
Total Registered
3,112
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Donato
Donato is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,112 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Donato as a male name
Ranked #5,704 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 1926 (54 births)
Donato: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Donato span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 403 babies were registered. Donato has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Donato by Decade
How has Donato 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.
Donato by State
Birth registrations for Donato span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, New Jersey. The lowest are in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois. On average, about 148 Donatos were registered per state.
Donato + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Donato as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Donato
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Donato: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Donato?
We estimate approximately 2,025 people named Donato 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 169,261 Americans share this first name.
Is Donato a common name?
Donato is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,112 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Donato most popular?
Donato reached peak popularity in 1926, when 54 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Donato is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Donato a male name?
Donato is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Donato Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Donato Smith, Donato Johnson, Donato 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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