Given name & surname
Lino
Lino is a masculine given name. It is used in Italian, Basque, and Esperanto.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Lino is a variant of Linus. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Lino developed from Linus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1904. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Lino is a variant of Linus. The history of Linus gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Linus is associated with the musician son of Apollo.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,194
- 4,188 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 70 babies
- 2025
- 57
- #2,411 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +24%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 57 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,411 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 24.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 70 in 2003. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,157 as a first name in 2020; 3,188 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.
Lino’s family of names
In Italian usage, Lino has a feminine form in Lina. In Italian usage, Lino has a conventional equivalent in the French form Lin. Lino has a related form in Linus.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Lino has relatives in 8 languages.
4 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lino
- Lino VenturaItalian actor1919–1987
- Lino LacedelliItalian mountain climber (1925–2009)
- Lino ČervarCroatian handball playerborn 1950
- Lino CapolicchioItalian actor1943–2022
- Lino OviedoParaguayan politician and former military general (1943-2013)
- Lino AldaniItalian science fiction writer (1926–2009)
- Lino NessiParaguayan footballerborn 1904
- Lino FacioliBrazilian actorborn 2000
- LinoBrazilian footballerborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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