Nino
“diminutive of Giovanni”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Italian origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 42nd
- births in 2023–2025
- 3,685
- babies born in France
- 1 in 496
- +2.7% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2022
Meaning and origin of Nino
Nino is thought to mean “diminutive of Giovanni” and is of Italian origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Nino in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2022.
- Over recent years, Nino has been stable (+2.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Nino every 2.3 schools, all spellings combined.
Nino in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
118 babies in 3 years1 boy in 43,572−1.5% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
18 babies in 3 years1 boy in 45,908
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Nino and Nïno are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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