Fun Facts About the Name Fortino
- 799 babies named Fortino: U.S. records list 799 babies given the name Fortino from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Fortino Mean?
Fortino is a masculine given name of Italian origin, meaning "little strong one" or simply "strong." It is a diminutive of Forte, which comes from the Latin adjective fortis, meaning "strong." The Italian diminutive suffix -ino adds the sense of "little" or "dear," giving the name its literal meaning. The same Latin root fortis also underlies the Spanish fuerte ("strong"), and Fortino is used in Spanish-speaking regions as well. Italian also has a common noun fortino, meaning "small fort," a diminutive of forte in its sense of "stronghold"; the given name is generally understood to come from the adjective meaning "strong" rather than from the military noun, though both share the same base.
Fortino Name History & Origins
Fortino follows an old Italian pattern of forming personal names from adjectives and nouns by adding a diminutive suffix, of which -ino was one of the most common. Built on forte ("strong"), the name carries the affectionate or endearing force typical of such diminutives, rather than naming a quality in an abstract way. Names formed this way were part of ordinary naming practice in Italy rather than the invention of any single author or family.
The name is also found in Spanish-speaking countries, where the same Latin root fortis produced fuerte. In those regions Fortino serves as both a given name and a surname. Because the name is built from a common word and a common suffix, it can plausibly have arisen more than once, and its early documentation is sparse, so its precise path into Spanish usage is not clearly recorded.
How Popular is the Name Fortino?
Fortino has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1994. Its best rank was #2,411 in 1956.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,019 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #7,911 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #12,964 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #12,737 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #12,672 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #11,206 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #8,361 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #9,045 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #8,329 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #8,380 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #9,018 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #6,808 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #7,363 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2008 | #6,522 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #7,778 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #7,086 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #4,893 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #5,339 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #5,993 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #7,888 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #6,158 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #5,682 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #6,191 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #4,729 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #4,316 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1996 | #4,247 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #3,930 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1994 | #3,369 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #4,810 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #3,988 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #3,879 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #3,499 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #7,291 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #4,546 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #3,594 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #4,232 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #6,036 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #4,319 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #3,958 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #2,744 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #3,938 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #4,257 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #3,650 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #5,305 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #2,989 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #3,125 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #4,323 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #4,703 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #5,228 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #4,964 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #4,104 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #3,852 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #3,356 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #2,525 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #3,758 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #2,597 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #3,453 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #4,196 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #3,701 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #2,411 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #2,815 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #3,227 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #2,914 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,447 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #3,455 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,437 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,415 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #2,996 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,600 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #3,712 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1937 | #3,280 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #3,726 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,070 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1934 | #3,095 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #2,821 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #2,518 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1931 | #3,976 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #2,664 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1929 | #3,080 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #2,452 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1926 | #2,628 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1925 | #3,531 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1924 | #3,628 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #4,463 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,018 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #4,035 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #4,543 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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