Donatello
How to say it: don-uh-TEL-oh · /donəˈtɛloʊ/
Italian diminutive of Donato, 'given' - famed via Renaissance artist Donatello.
Donatello was the 3,708th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 22 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 27% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,964 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #3,708 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 22 |
| Share of births | 1 in 150,697 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | −27% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,964 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Donatello is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Donatello is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, Italian.
Famous people named Donatello
- Donatello (1386–1466)Early Renaissance Italian sculptor
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Donatello, one of the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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