Donato is an uncommon variant of Donte that peaked in 1926 and has grown less common since.
Donato is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,553 for boy births in the United States (and #13,748 across all names), given to 13 babies. Donato first appears in 1890 and peaked in 1926 (54 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #6,553 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | #5,724 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | #4,784 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | #4,017 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | #4,042 |
| 2020 | 27 | 27 | #3,848 |
| 2019 | 24 | 24 | #4,258 |
| 2018 | 30 | 30 | #3,627 |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | #5,347 |
| 2016 | 31 | 31 | #3,548 |
| 2015 | 28 | 28 | #3,808 |
| 2014 | 26 | 26 | #3,932 |
| 2013 | 23 | 23 | #4,216 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | #3,927 |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 | #4,703 |
| 2010 | 31 | 31 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 31 | 31 | #3,497 |
| 2008 | 37 | 37 | #3,123 |
| 2007 | 28 | 28 | #3,715 |
| 2006 | 32 | 32 | #3,328 |
| 2005 | 40 | 40 | #2,720 |
| 2004 | 26 | 26 | #3,557 |
| 2003 | 33 | 33 | #2,943 |
| 2002 | 34 | 34 | #2,773 |
| 2001 | 28 | 28 | #3,164 |
| 2000 | 33 | 33 | #2,758 |
| 1999 | 20 | 20 | #3,734 |
| 1998 | 31 | 31 | #2,669 |
| 1997 | 23 | — | #3,190 |
| 1996 | 31 | — | #2,496 |
| 1995 | 25 | — | #2,865 |
| 1994 | 26 | — | #2,792 |
| 1993 | 26 | — | #2,731 |
| 1992 | 24 | — | #2,862 |
| 1991 | 31 | — | #2,306 |
| 1990 | 27 | — | #2,510 |
| 1989 | 25 | — | #2,561 |
| 1988 | 23 | — | #2,537 |
| 1987 | 36 | — | #1,802 |
| 1986 | 17 | — | #2,923 |
| 1985 | 22 | — | #2,372 |
| 1984 | 28 | — | #1,943 |
| 1983 | 32 | — | #1,762 |
| 1982 | 26 | — | #2,071 |
| 1981 | 27 | — | #2,007 |
| 1980 | 19 | — | #2,562 |
| 1979 | 23 | — | #2,178 |
| 1978 | 23 | — | #2,086 |
| 1977 | 24 | — | #2,023 |
| 1976 | 21 | — | #2,193 |
| 1975 | 23 | — | #2,024 |
| 1974 | 36 | — | #1,446 |
| 1973 | 18 | — | #2,251 |
| 1972 | 27 | — | #1,694 |
| 1971 | 31 | — | #1,568 |
| 1970 | 26 | — | #1,716 |
| 1969 | 22 | — | #1,775 |
| 1968 | 27 | — | #1,516 |
| 1967 | 28 | — | #1,454 |
| 1966 | 26 | — | #1,519 |
| 1965 | 21 | — | #1,735 |
| 1964 | 29 | — | #1,469 |
| 1963 | 29 | — | #1,463 |
| 1962 | 34 | — | #1,348 |
| 1961 | 22 | — | #1,750 |
| 1960 | 39 | — | #1,256 |
| 1959 | 30 | — | #1,446 |
| 1958 | 27 | — | #1,513 |
| 1957 | 26 | — | #1,555 |
| 1956 | 23 | — | #1,655 |
| 1955 | 29 | — | #1,429 |
| 1954 | 25 | — | #1,533 |
| 1953 | 26 | — | #1,487 |
| 1952 | 20 | — | #1,717 |
| 1951 | 23 | — | #1,563 |
| 1950 | 23 | — | #1,551 |
| 1949 | 30 | — | #1,328 |
| 1948 | 23 | — | #1,528 |
| 1947 | 18 | — | #1,802 |
| 1946 | 15 | — | #1,901 |
| 1945 | 14 | — | #1,872 |
| 1944 | 27 | — | #1,290 |
| 1943 | 32 | — | #1,224 |
| 1942 | 23 | — | #1,477 |
| 1941 | 20 | — | #1,548 |
| 1940 | 15 | — | #1,824 |
| 1939 | 17 | — | #1,659 |
| 1938 | 22 | — | #1,450 |
| 1937 | 24 | — | #1,378 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | #1,660 |
| 1935 | 22 | — | #1,462 |
| 1934 | 28 | — | #1,274 |
| 1933 | 24 | — | #1,371 |
| 1932 | 23 | — | #1,478 |
| 1931 | 31 | — | #1,241 |
| 1930 | 28 | — | #1,373 |
| 1929 | 31 | — | #1,276 |
| 1928 | 29 | — | #1,359 |
| 1927 | 50 | — | #992 |
| 1926 | 54 | — | #918 |
| 1925 | 41 | — | #1,093 |
| 1924 | 46 | — | #1,047 |
| 1923 | 47 | — | #1,032 |
| 1922 | 36 | — | #1,201 |
| 1921 | 40 | — | #1,127 |
| 1920 | 29 | — | #1,355 |
| 1919 | 42 | — | #1,052 |
| 1918 | 37 | — | #1,128 |
| 1917 | 27 | — | #1,337 |
| 1916 | 19 | — | #1,654 |
| 1915 | 30 | — | #1,190 |
| 1914 | 28 | — | #1,079 |
| 1913 | 26 | — | #974 |
| 1912 | 21 | — | #1,006 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | #1,811 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | #1,464 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | #1,257 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #1,360 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | #1,090 |
| 1890 | 5 | — | #1,040 |