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Donato
OriginLatin
Meaning"given by God"
About Donato
Widely used in Italy, Spain, and Portugal, has an air of generosity and could easily be adopted here.
Pronounced doh-NAH-toh.
As of October 2026, Donato ranked #6553 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #918 in 1926.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,931 | 26 | 13.5 |
| 2015 | #3,807 | 28 | 14.6 |
| 2016 | #3,547 | 31 | 16.3 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,626 | 30 | 16.5 |
| 2019 | #4,257 | 24 | 13.4 |
| 2020 | #3,845 | 27 | 15.6 |
| 2021 | #4,040 | 26 | 14.9 |
| 2022 | #4,014 | 27 | 15.5 |
| 2023 | #4,782 | 21 | 12.3 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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