Saturnino
Masculine · “Of Saturn”
Saturnino is the Spanish and Italian form of Saturninus, 'of Saturn', the Roman god of sowing. It carries a bishop martyred in Toulouse and a Roman festival that turned the household upside down.
How old is the name Saturnino?
Saturnino first appears in US birth records in 1907 — 118 years ago. The typical Saturnino alive today was born around 1957, making them about 68 years old. About 300 people named Saturnino are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Saturnino most popular?
Saturnino peaked in 1907, reaching #1345 nationally. See the whole 1907 chart.
Where it comes from
From Saturnus to Saturnino
The story of Saturnino
In the Roman midwinter festival of the Saturnalia, the normal order was reversed: gifts were exchanged, gambling was allowed, and slaves might sit at table while their masters served them. Saturninus, the first bishop of Toulouse, is said in the third century to have refused to sacrifice to the Roman gods and been tied to a bull that dragged him to his death; the great Romanesque basilica of Saint-Sernin now stands over his tomb. Saturnino came to America with Spanish-speaking families in the early twentieth century.
Meaning
Of Saturn
From Latin Saturninus, 'belonging to Saturn', the Roman god of sowing and of the golden age.
How the name formed
- Saturnus
- Saturninus
- Saturnino
Related forms: Saturninus · Sernin · Saturnino
Pronouncing Saturnino
sah-toor-NEE-noh
Four syllables with the stress on the third.
Nicknames for Saturnino
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1907
- Most boys named
- 192214 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1345reached in 1907
- Change vs 2013
- −28.6%5 in 2023, from 7
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Saturnino in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Saturninus in Latin — same name
- Sernin in French — related form
- Saturnino in Italian — same name
Saturninos among us
people named Saturnino are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Saturnino sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- A saint's name with a long history.
- Comes with Nino as a ready short form.
- Almost certain to be the only one.
- Four syllables is long for everyday use.
- English speakers will think of the planet first.
- Outside Spanish- and Italian-speaking families it will need pronouncing.
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Frequently asked
- How many Saturninos are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Saturnino are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Saturnino in 2025?
- Saturnino is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Saturnino with classmates?
- Saturnino will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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