Fortunato comes from the Italian / Portuguese / Spanish tradition, meaning Lucky or fortunate..
◆
How popular is Fortunato?
1922peak year
The name Fortunato reached its peak in 1922, with 24 registrations (ranked #1559). It had only entered records 12 years earlier, in 1910. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #12794) today, averaging about 5 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 905 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Every name has a homeland. Discover strong boy names rooted in cultures from around the world — each with full meanings, origin stories and pronunciation.