Santino

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Boy · Italian

Santino

Say it: sahn-TEE-noh

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Meaning

Italian diminutive of Santo 'saint'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Among the most popular boys' names in Argentina in the 2010s.

Its wave through time

Popular now

In the United States

9,590 babies given this name since 1913
At its height in 2020, about 1 in 2,600 boys
667 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Argentine Italian

The family of the name

Italian	Santino

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Where this comes from

National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.