Sixto
Sixto is a Spanish name. It may refer to:
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Sixto
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sixto is a Spanish name. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Sixto
The earliest SSA record of Sixto as a baby boy name dates back to 1915, when 5 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 37 newborns named Sixto — #2,181 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Sixto ranks #6,967 for baby boys with 11 births, gradually falling (-9%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Sixto
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Sixto Brillantes (1939–2020), Filipino election lawyer
- Sixto Casanovas (1802–1852), Argentine cavalry officer, politician
- Sixto Durán Ballén (1921–2016), Ecuadorian architect, president
- Sixto Escobar (1913–1979), Puerto Rican professional boxer
- Sixto González (born 1965), Puerto Rican astronomer, director of the Arecibo Observatory
- Sixto Kaipat Igisomar , politician from the Northern Mariana Islands .
- Sixto Lezcano (born 1953), Puerto Rican born baseball outfielder
- Sixto López (1863–1947), Philippine activist, diplomat
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Names that sound like Sixto
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About the name Sixto
Sixto is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Sixto's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #1,487. Use the chart and map above to compare Sixto'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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