Given name & surname
Donatello
“a gift from God”
Donatello is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “a gift from God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
In Italian usage, Donatello is a diminutive of Donato.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Donatello through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 492
- 492 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 22
- #4,580 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +55%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 22 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,580 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 55.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 228 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Donatello’s family of names
In Italian usage, Donatello is a diminutive of Donato. Donatello has a related form in Donzell. Donatello has a related form in Donato.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Donatovariant · Italian
- Donzellvariant
- Donzelvariant
- Donatvariant
- Donzellevariant
- Donzelevariant
- Donateovariant
- Donatiovariant
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People named Donatello
- DonatelloEarly Renaissance Italian sculptor (1386–1466)
- Donatello DubiniSwiss film director (1955-2011)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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