Fortunato — #12371 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Fortunato

The Social Security Administration has registered 905 babies named Fortunato between 1910 and 2024, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Fortunato currently holds the #12371 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Fortunato performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 175 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Fortunato shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 106 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Fortunato in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Fortunato in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 905 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.