Given name & surname
Sixto
“the sixth-born child”
Sixto is a variant of Sextus. One Latin interpretation is “the sixth-born child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sixto is a variant of Sextus. One Latin interpretation is “the sixth-born child.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sixto is a variant of Sextus. An origin associated with Sextus is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Sixto developed from Sextus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sixto through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,761
- 1,761 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,126 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,126 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 5.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 37 in 1994. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,750 as a first name in 2020; 540 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.
Sixto’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Sixto developed from the Latin form Sextus. Sixto has a related form in Sextus.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sixto
- Sixto Durán BallénPresident of Ecuador (1992–1996)1921–2016
- Carlos de Sigüenza y GóngoraMexican humanist and writer (1645-1700)
- Sixto Soriaboxerborn 1954
- Sixto PeraltaArgentine footballerborn 1979
- Sixto VizueteEcuadorian footballer and managerborn 1961
- Sixto Brillantes Jr.Filipino lawyer and government official (1939-2020)
- Sixto Betancourtfootballerborn 1992
- Sixto EscobarPuerto Rican boxer (1913-1979)
- Sixto JiménezSpanish beach volleyball playerborn 1962
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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