Meaning and history
Donato is derived from the Latin name Donatus, meaning “given.” It was used by several early saints and later borne by two Renaissance masters: the sculptor Donato di Niccolo di Bette Bardi, known as Donatello, and the architect Donato Bramante.
20062006: 32 births, rank #3,306
2007: 28 births, rank #3,687
2008: 37 births, rank #3,103
2009: 31 births, rank #3,476
2010: 31 births, rank #3,453
20112011: 20 births, rank #4,659
2012: 26 births, rank #3,894
2013: 23 births, rank #4,180
2014: 26 births, rank #3,891
2015: 28 births, rank #3,775
20162016: 31 births, rank #3,524
2017: 17 births, rank #5,297
2018: 30 births, rank #3,607
2019: 24 births, rank #4,230
2020: 27 births, rank #3,811
20212021: 26 births, rank #4,011
2022: 27 births, rank #3,995
2023: 21 births, rank #4,742
2024: 16 births, rank #5,659
20252025: 13 births, rank #6,446
Donato moved from #918 to #992 for boys between 1926 and 1927. Its highest annual birth count came in 1926, with 54 births.