Donato is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “given.” In 2024 it was given to 16 boys in the United States.
Donato belongs to the Portuguese and Italian tradition. Its meaning — “given” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Donato first appears in Social Security records in 1890. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #918 in 1926, and in 2024 16 babies received the name — 3,112 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Donato means “given” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Donato is a boy name. In 2024, 16 babies received the name in the US.
Donato comes from the Portuguese and Italian tradition.
Donato first appears in US records in 1890. Its best-ever ranking was #918 in 1926, and 16 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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