Gino
Gino is a name of Italian origin. It may also be the short form of other Italian names like Ambrogino or Luigino or Eugenio, which are from the Ancient Greek name Ambrosios (ἀμβρόσιος), which means "ever-living", and/or Eugenios (εὐγένιος), which means "well-born, noble". It may occasionally be a nickname.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Gino
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gino is a name of Italian origin. It may also be the short form of other Italian names like Ambrogino or Luigino or Eugenio, which are from the Ancient Greek name Ambrosios (ἀμβρόσιος), which means "ever-living", and/or Eugenios (εὐγένιος), which means "well-born, noble". It may occasionally be a nickname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Gino
The earliest SSA record of Gino as a baby boy name dates back to 1907, when 6 babies received it. 1992 was its biggest year on record, with 262 newborns named Gino — #634 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Gino ranks #1,317 for baby boys with 147 births, holding steady (-3%). All told, over 13K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Gino
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Gino. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Gino
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- Gino (singer) (1940–1992), Greek popular singer active in the 1960s and 1970s
- Gino Agnese (1936–2026), Italian journalist, biographer and essayist
- Gino Alache (born 1973), Peruvian music journalist and producer
- Gino Albertengo (born 2003), Argentine footballer
- Gino Alucema (born 1992), Chilean footballer
- Gino Antonio , Filipino actor
- Gino Armano (1927–2003), Italian footballer
- Gino Banks , Indian drummer
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Names that sound like Gino
Phonetically similar names — useful when Gino is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Gino
Gino is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Gino's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #567. Use the chart and map above to compare Gino'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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