Given name & surname
Florentino
“resembling a flower; one who is flourishing”
Florentino is a variant of Florent. One French interpretation is “resembling a flower; one who is flourishing.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Florentino is a variant of Florent. One French interpretation is “resembling a flower; one who is flourishing.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Florentino is a variant of Florent. An origin associated with Florent is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Florentino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,105
- 3,105 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,338 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,338 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 9.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 50 in 1992. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,846 as a first name in 2020; 2,507 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Florentino’s family of names
In Asturian usage, Florentino has a diminutive in Tino. Florentino has a related form in Florent. In Spanish usage, Florentino has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Florentyn.
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Around the world
Florentino has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Florentino
- Florentino PérezSpanish businessman, president of Real Madridborn 1947
- Florentino Ameghinonatural scientist and museum director from Argentina (1854-1911)1853–1911
- Florentino LuísPortuguese association football playerborn 1999
- Flora GomesBissau-Guinean film directorborn 1949
- Florentino Asensio BarrosoSpanish Roman Catholic Bishop (1877-1936)
- Florentino LavariasFilipino archbishopborn 1957
- Florentino López CuevillasSpanish anthropologist and prehistorian1886–1958
- Florentino FernándezSpanish actorborn 1972
- Florentino Álvarez MesaJournalist, writer and politician (1846–1926)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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