Given name & surname
Gino
“a wellborn man”
Gino is a variant of Gene. In English use, Gene carries the interpretation “a wellborn man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gino is a variant of Gene. In English use, Gene carries the interpretation “a wellborn man.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Gino is a short form of Luigino.
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
Gino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,157
- 13,145 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 262 babies
- 2025
- 166
- #1,218 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 166 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,218 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 262 in 1992. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,050 as a first name in 2020; 265 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.
Gino’s family of names
In Italian usage, Gino has a diminutive in Gina. In Italian usage, Gino has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Jorge. In Italian usage, Gino has a conventional equivalent in the French form Louis.
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Around the world
Gino 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.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Gino
- Gino BartaliItalian road cyclist (1914–2000)
- Gino SeveriniItalian painter (1883–1966)
- Gino ColaussiItalian footballer (1914-1991)
- Gino CerviItalian actor (1901-1974)
- Gino PaoliItalian recording artist; singer-songwriter (1934–2026)
- Gino FanoItalian mathematician (1871-1952)
- Gino MäderSwiss cyclist (1997–2023)
- Gino CappelloItalian footballer (1920-1990)
- Gino PivatelliItalian footballer and manager (1933–2025)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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