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Donato

/dəˈnɑtoʊ/ · 100% boys · 13 born in 2025

Donato has been given to about 3,126 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1926, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/dəˈnɑtoʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,120
Median age today42 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Donato per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1926 · 54
  • Born in 202513
  • All time3,126

How popular is Donato?

Its best year was 1926, when 54 babies were given the name, ranking 918th. The typical living American called Donato is about 42 years old today.

Names that sound like Donato

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Donavon0.69
  2. Donald0.60
  3. Otto0.57
  4. Santo0.57
  5. Donte0.55
  6. Roberto0.52
  7. Benito0.53
  8. Donavan0.53

Middle names for Donato

Ranked by flow score
  1. Donato Paul0.85
  2. Donato Lee0.85
  3. Donato Blake0.84
  4. Donato Bryce0.84
  5. Donato Wade0.84
  6. Donato Quinn0.84

Sibling names for Donato

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Santosbrother · 0.86
  2. Thaddeusbrother · 0.86
  3. Aureliobrother · 0.84
  4. Georginasister · 0.84
  5. Aileensister · 0.82
  6. Augustineeither · 0.82

Where Donato is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Donato White0.80
    2. Donato Reyes0.80
    3. Donato Nguyen0.80
    4. Donato Lee0.80
    5. Donato Hill0.80
    6. Donato Hall0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Donato

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.