Florentino

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A few things about Florentino you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Florentino

Florentino Luís

Portuguese association football player

Choose Florentino and your child shares a first name with Florentino Luís, a Portuguese association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Florentino, like who?” Florentino Luís's Wikipedia article is available in 24 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Sport Lisboa e Benfica, CC BY 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 156,250 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Florentino, 11 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Florentino would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFlorentino first shows up in US birth records in 1907, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 118 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1908, when it ranked #946. Today it's #7,194, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowFlorentino was 2.2× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 69,930 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 156,250.
• 🚀TrendFlorentino has climbed 873 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #7,194. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningIn Spanish, Florentino means “blooming, flourishing”. Our records link it to French and Spanish roots.

About the name Florentino

Florentino is a boy name of French and Spanish origin meaning “blooming, flourishing”. It has 10 letters and 4 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-ino”. US birth records list Florentino for boys from 1907 to 2025, in 117 of those 119 years. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked #946 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #7,194, with 11 babies.

Origin:French namesSpanish names