Dino is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Dino means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Dino across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Dino has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Dino is a boy name of Italian origin meaning “little sword or short form”. An Italian pet form of names ending in -dino such as Bernardino.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 9,219 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 200 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Dino per year, United States (1912 to 2025). United States peaked in 1960 (386/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (14/yr).
Dino has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1960, when it ranked #878 nationally (given to 386 babies that year).
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