Boy’s name · Italian, Spanish

Tino

How to say it: tee-NO · /tiˈno/

Short form of Valentino/Martino meaning 'strong' - independent Italian and Spanish nickname-name.

Tino was the 5,453rd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 14 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1970s, its births are down about 17% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #6,208 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#5,453for boys in 2025
1 in 236,810US babies
14born in 2025
#6,208projected for 2030
1970sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Tino
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#5,453
Babies born in 202514
Share of births1 in 236,810
Peak decade1970s
Change over 10 years−17%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#6,208
In France, 2025#334 among boys’ names, 125 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Tino has never gone out of use: even its quietest decade kept at least a quarter of its peak.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 16 per million births, 1970s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Tino also love

Nicknames

  • Ti

Other spellings

Honouring a Tino in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Tino is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish.

In France: #334 for boys in 2025.

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