Santino is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Santino means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Santino across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Santino has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Santino is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “little saint”. An Italian diminutive of Santo.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 13,624 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 895 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 30 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 6 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 Santino per year, United States (1913 to 2025). United States peaked in 2025 (934/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (61/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2021 (5/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2020 (3/yr).
Santino has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2025, when it ranked #695 nationally (given to 982 babies that year).
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