boy's name
Sixto
SEEKS-toh (Spanish)
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,761
Sixto is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1994, when 37 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Sixto Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 37 |
| 1920s | 84 |
| 1930s | 82 |
| 1940s | 101 |
| 1950s | 171 |
| 1960s | 217 |
| 1970s | 221 |
| 1980s | 202 |
| 1990s | 220 |
| 2000s | 212 |
| 2010s | 141 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 73 |
How Popular Is Sixto?
In 2025, Sixto was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Sixto
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Sixto Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sixto over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Sixto
- Spanish SEEKS-toh
Sibling Names for Sixto
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Sixto — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Sixto
How popular is the name Sixto?
In 2025, Sixto was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Sixto a girl's or a boy's name?
Sixto is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Sixto?
Sixto has 2 syllables.
When was Sixto most popular?
Sixto peaked in 1994, when 37 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Sixto a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sixto currently ranks #6,951 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.