Gino
A masculine name of Italian origin derived from the personal name Gino.
Name Census estimates that about 10,938 living Americans carry the first name Gino. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Gino today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Gino births was 1992 (262 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Gino. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Gino with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
11K
~ 1 in 31,336 Americans
Peak year
1992
262 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,323
Tracked since 1907
Census
Gino in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 11,051 people with the first name Gino, which placed it at #2,319 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#2,319
National first-name rank
People counted
11K
11,051 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
3.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Gino
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gino is White at 58.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (27.1%) and Black (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Gino described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Gino at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.7% · 6,486
- Hispanic or Latino27.1% · 2,998
- Black or African American5.9% · 650
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.6% · 506
- Two or more races3.3% · 361
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 50
Gender
Gender distribution for Gino
Out of the 12,991 babies given the name Gino since 1880, 99.9% were registered as male. The name sits firmly on the male side of the spectrum, with only a handful of female registrations across the entire dataset.
Gino as a male name
- Ranked #1,323 in 2024
- 145 male births in 2024
- Peak: 1992 (262 births)
Gino as a female name
- Ranked #7,587 in 1972
- 6 female births in 1972
- Peak: 1960 (6 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Gino appears almost entirely male. Of the 11,050 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female.
Popularity
Gino: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Gino from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 2,108 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Gino remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Gino by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Gino during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ginos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 26 states and territories. California, New York, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Gino, while Rhode Island, North Carolina, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 365 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Gino
The name Gino is a diminutive form of the Italian name Gino, which is derived from the Italian form of the Latin name Hyginus. Hyginus was the name of a famous Roman grammarian and mythographer who lived in the 1st century AD. The name has its roots in the Greek word "hygieia," meaning health or soundness.
The name Gino has been popular in Italy for centuries, with early records showing its use as far back as the Middle Ages. One of the earliest notable bearers of the name was Gino da Pistoia, an Italian poet and lawyer who lived in the 13th century. Another famous Gino was Gino di Neri, a 14th-century Sienese painter known for his frescoes in the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi.
In the Renaissance period, Gino was the name of several prominent figures, including Gino Capponi (1492-1576), an Italian statesman and historian, and Gino Bartali (1914-2000), an Italian cyclist who won the Tour de France twice and is revered for his efforts in saving Jewish lives during World War II.
The name Gino also has religious connotations, as it was the name of several saints and martyrs. One of the most notable was Saint Gino, a 7th-century bishop of Bari, Italy, who was known for his charitable works and miracles.
Other famous individuals named Gino throughout history include Gino Severini (1883-1966), an Italian painter and a leading member of the Futurist movement, and Gino Bartali (1914-2000), an Italian cyclist who won the Tour de France twice and is revered for his efforts in saving Jewish lives during World War II. Gino Cervi (1901-1973) was an Italian actor who appeared in over 100 films, while Gino Strada (1948-2021) was an Italian surgeon and humanitarian known for his work in war-torn regions.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Gino
People
Gino + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Gino as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with G
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Gino: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gino?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 10,938 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Gino going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 31,336 US residents.
Is Gino a common name?
We classify Gino as "Uncommon". It ranks above 97.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 12,991 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Gino most popular?
The single biggest year for Gino was 1992, when 262 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Gino is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Gino in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 11,051 people with the name Gino, or 3.66 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,319 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Gino in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Gino?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Gino appears almost entirely male. Of the 11,050 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Gino?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Gino is White at 58.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (27.1%) and Black (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Gino most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Gino in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.7% (6,486 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Gino in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Gino a male name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Gino in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Gino still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Gino in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Gino can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Gino?
Want to know how many people share the name Gino? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.