Given by God
Derived from the Latin name Donatus, it carries the spiritual significance of being a gift. Historically, it was popular among early Christians to express gratitude for a child. It remains a classic choice in Italy and Spain while feeling rare and sophisticated in the United States.
Less common today
Donato isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,306 in 1991.
Renaissance sculptor known as Donatello
Italian architect who introduced High Renaissance style to Rome
Mexican military officer and hero of the Reform War
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
