Donata
Feminine · “given”
Donata is the feminine of the Latin Donatus, given, and it is an ordinary name in Italy, Germany and Poland. It came to America with European families, three syllables with a warm, open sound.
How old is the name Donata?
Donata first appears in US birth records in 1908 — 117 years ago. The typical Donata alive today was born around 1958, making them about 67 years old. About 400 people named Donata are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Donata most popular?
Donata peaked in 1908, reaching #1676 nationally. See the whole 1908 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Donatus to Donata
The story of Donata
Donata has been used in Italy since the early Church, and in Germany and Poland it is a familiar name to this day. It came to America with immigrant families, sometimes as a saint's name and sometimes simply as a family one. The American record does not show which families brought it from which tradition, and its meaning, given, is the same in all of them.
Meaning
given
From Latin donata, given, the feminine of Donatus, a name for a child seen as a gift from God.
How the name formed
- Donatus
- Donata
Related forms: Donata · Donata · Donata · Donatienne
Pronouncing Donata
doh-NAH-tuh
Stress on the middle syllable.
Nicknames for Donata
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1908
- Most girls named
- 196217 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1676reached in 1908
- Change vs 2002
- −11.1%8 in 2004, from 9
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Donata in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Donata in Italian — same name
- Donata in German — same name
- Donata in Polish — same name
- Donatienne in French — related form
Donatas among us
people named Donata are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Donata sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Its meaning, given, is clear and hopeful.
- It is recognized across several European languages.
- People may hear donut or donation and make the joke.
- It sounds old-fashioned to many American ears.
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Frequently asked
- How many Donatas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 400 people named Donata are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Donata in 2025?
- Donata is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Donata with classmates?
- Donata will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More D names
The most-given names starting with D, all years combined.
Dorothy#421 · Donna#1962 · Deborah#862 · Debra#4460 · Diane#2607 · Doris#2895 · Denise#1673 · Danielle#549
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