Florentino
Florentino is both a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Florentino
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Florentino is both a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Florentino
Florentino first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1907, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 50 Florentinos were born — ranking #1,697 that year. As of 2026, Florentino ranks #8,287 for baby boys with 9 births, gradually falling (-10%). In total, more than 3K Florentinos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Florentino
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Florentino Alfaro Zamora (died 1871), Costa Rican politician
- Florentino Álvarez Mesa (1846–1926), Spanish journalist, writer and politician
- Florentino Ameghino (1853–1911), Argentine naturalist, paleontologist, anthropologist and zoologist
- Florentino Asensio Barroso (1877–1936), Spanish Roman Catholic bishop
- Florentino Ávidos (1870–1956), Brazilian politician
- Florentino Bautista (1930–2014), Filipino basketball player
- Florentino Broce (c. 1943–2015), Filipino footballer and manager
- Florentino Castro López (born 1949), Mexican politician
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Names that sound like Florentino
Phonetically similar names — useful when Florentino is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Florentina
- Fiorentino
- Florentine
- Florentines
- Florencio
- Sorrentino
- Fortino
- Saracino
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Florentino
Florentino is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Florentino's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #1,697. Use the chart and map above to compare Florentino's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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