boy's name

Fortunato

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 4
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 1,020

Fortunato is a boy's name with 4 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1922, when 24 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1910.
  • 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 3.

Fortunato over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

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Births named Fortunato by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 109
1920s 175
1930s 127
1940s 82
1950s 71
1960s 75
1970s 97
1980s 69
1990s 60
2000s 24
2010s 11
2020s (to 2024) 10

How popular is Fortunato?

In 2024, Fortunato was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Fortunato is used

France #2,219 5 in 1974
United States #13,516 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Fortunato

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Fortunato also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Fortunato over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Fortunato

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Fortunato — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Fortunato

How popular is the name Fortunato?

In 2024, Fortunato was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Fortunato a girl's or a boy's name?

Fortunato is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Fortunato?

Fortunato has 4 syllables.

When was Fortunato most popular?

Fortunato peaked in 1922, when 24 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.