Cono

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Cono

Pronounced KOH-noh /ˈkoʊ.noʊ/Low

Meaning: Cono is a traditional southern Italian name carried in devotion to Saint Cono of Teggiano, a young medieval hermit-saint of the Campania region. The name spread among Italian families and, through emigration, appears in early American records; its ultimate root is uncertain, but its meaning to bearers was the saint himself.Low

In 30 seconds: Cono is a rare boy's name from southern Italy, honoring Saint Cono of Teggiano, a young medieval saint. It is said KOH-noh.

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Origin LowItalian, Spanish

MeaningCono is a traditional southern Italian name carried in devotion to Saint Cono of Teggiano, a young medieval hermit-saint of the Campania region. The name spread among Italian families and, through emigration, appears in early American records; its ultimate root is uncertain, but its meaning to bearers was the saint himself.

U.S. rank (1971)#5039 ↘ Falling

1971 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1920

Total births (all-time)≈ 146

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Cono is a devotional Italian name tied to Saint Cono, a boy who, by tradition, lived as a hermit and was honored as a protector of his home town. Italian immigrants brought it to the United States in the early twentieth century, keeping a saint's-name custom alive.

It appears in American records mainly in the early twentieth century, peaking around the nineteen-twenties among Italian immigrant families before fading as naming tastes shifted. A man named Cono from that era would belong to the great-grandfather generation today, a marker of early Italian America.

Did you know? Saint Cono of Teggiano is still celebrated with a large festival in the Campania town where his relics rest, which is why the name clustered among families with roots there.

Overall data confidence 40%

References - Cono — Italian devotional name for St. Cono of Teggiano; ultimate root uncertain; peak among Italian immigrants in the 1920s.

Variations

ConusCuonoConoConio

Nicknames

ConNino

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Cono mean?

It is an Italian and Spanish name honoring Saint Cono, a medieval boy-saint of southern Italy; its own root is uncertain.

How do you pronounce Cono?

It is said KOH-noh /ˈkoʊ.noʊ/.

Is Cono a boy or girl name?

Cono is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Cono?

It was always rare in the United States, most often given to only about fourteen boys a year at its early-twentieth-century height, chiefly among Italian families.