Santino

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

⭐ Famous Santino

Santino Fontana

American actor

Choose Santino and your child shares a first name with Santino Fontana, an American actor. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Santino, like who?” Santino Fontana's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,829 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Santino, 934 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Santino would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySantino first shows up in US birth records in 1913, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 112 years since.
• 🏆Best yearSantino is at its all-time high right now: #353 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowSantino is 7.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 13,831 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 1,829.
• 🚀TrendSantino has climbed 92 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #353. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedSantino is most popular in Rhode Island, where it ranks #112, followed by New Jersey (#127) and Delaware (#142). It's in the top 1,000 in 28 states.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Santino means “saint, holy”. Our records link it to Italian, Latin and Spanish roots.

About the name Santino

Santino is a boy name of Italian, Latin and Spanish origin meaning “saint, holy”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-ino”. US birth records list Santino for boys from 1913 to 2025, in 72 of those 113 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #353 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #353, with 934 babies.

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