Meaning of the nameSantino
- Male
- Italian origin
- San-ti-no
Santino is a male name of Italian origin, a diminutive of Santo, a word that means 'holy'.
- People (2022)
- 3,274
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,658
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,374
- people
Santino in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Santino, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (820 people).
25 women 3,249 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Santino is most common
States with the highest share of people named Santino in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Paraná 0.002%
- Pará 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 899 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 272 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 249 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 229 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 220 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 186 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 184 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 176 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 147 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 141 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 64 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 62 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 52 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 48 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 45 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 40 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 40 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 37 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 33 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 27 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 21 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Santino
Santino is, according to Behind the Name and the Italian section of Wiktionary, a diminutive of Santo (Santo + -ino). According to Behind the Name, Santo means 'holy' in Italian and comes, ultimately, from Latin sanctus. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,274 people named Santino, with a median age of 61; the largest number of records is of people born in the 1950s, and the name is almost always male. Proportionally, it is most common in Paraíba.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Santino · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Santino (Italian) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Santo · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Santino
What does the name Santino mean?
Santino means “diminutive of Santo, 'holy'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Santino in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,274 people with the first name Santino, which ranks it number 3,658 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Santino a boy's or a girl's name?
Santino is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 25 women and 3,249 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Santino?
Santino is a name of Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Santino most common?
Proportionally, in Paraíba: 0.004% of the state's population is named Santino (141 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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