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Italian Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Pico Peak; point; beak Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Boy
Pierangelo From Piero (Peter: 'rock/stone') + Angelo ('angel/messenger') - roughly 'rock/stone angel'. Italian Boy
Pierantonio Compound of Peter ('rock') and Anthony (from Antonius, often rendered 'priceless' or 'highly praiseworthy') Italian Boy
Pierino Little Peter; 'little rock' (diminutive of Peter) Italian Boy
Pierlu Combines 'Peter' (rock) and 'Luigi' (famous warrior). Italian Boy
Pierluigi Combines Peter ('rock') and Louis ('famous warrior') - roughly 'rock and famous warrior'. Italian Boy
Pierro Rock; stone Italian Boy
Pinuccio Little Pino - a diminutive form linked to Giuseppe (Joseph); literally 'little Pino' (Pino can also mean 'pine') Italian Boy
Pippo Diminutive of Filippo, meaning "lover of horses" Italian Boy
Pito Often a nickname meaning 'whistle' or 'little whistle' in Spanish; in Tagalog it is the word for 'seven'; also used as a pet form of Pietro/Peter. Italian, Spanish, Tagalog Boy
Prano Likely related to Sanskrit prāṇa meaning "breath" or "life force" (if derived from that root); otherwise meaning is uncertain Italian Boy
Prince Carlo Of Bourbon Free man Italian Boy
Prudente Foreseeing, prudent Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish Boy
Prudenzio Prudent; cautious, wise Italian Boy
Raff As a diminutive of Rafael: 'God has healed'; as from Rafferty: linked to the Irish Ó Rabhartaigh, associated with 'floodtide' or abundance Armenian, Irish, Italian, Spanish Boy
Raffaelius God has healed Hebrew, Italian Boy
Rago Uncertain. As a surname likely geographic or nickname-based; as a given name it may be related to Slavic roots meaning 'dear/precious' (from 'Drag-') or to Old Norse elements meaning 'counsel/war' depending on origin. Italian, Norse, Scandinavian, Slavic Boy
Raniele "God's joy" or "song/joy of God" Brazilian, Italian Boy
Ranieri Counsel of the army; army advisor, wise counsel Italian Boy
Ranierie 'counsel of the army' or 'advisor to the army' Italian Boy
Rayvano Probably a modern creation meaning related to 'Ray' (ray of light) or 'son of Ray'; conveys 'radiant' or 'bright/protector'. Italian, Spanish Boy
Regilio Kingly, royal (related to 'rex' / 'reg-') Italian, Portuguese Boy
Remu In Finnish, remu means 'ruckus' or 'noise' and is used as a lively nickname; as a variant/diminutive of Remus/Remo it links to the traditional name Remus Finnish, Italian Boy
Ricciardo Powerful or brave ruler Italian Boy
Rienzo From Laurentum; laurelled (derived from Lorenzo/Laurentius) Italian Boy
Rinaldino Diminutive of Rinaldo - 'little wise ruler' (from 'counsel' + 'rule') Italian Boy
Roccio Likely 'rest' or 'restful' (if from Rocco/Rochus); alternatively 'dew' if influenced by Spanish Rocío Italian Boy
Roccos Rest, repose Italian Boy
Rokko Likely from Italian Rocco (from a Germanic root often interpreted as 'rest' or similar) or from the Japanese place-name Rokkō (六甲), associated with 'six peaks' / Mount Rokko. Italian, Japanese Boy
Romaldo Famous ruler / renowned leader Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Boy
Rovere Oak (oak tree); by extension 'strength' Italian Boy
Ruffo Red-haired; ruddy Italian Boy
Ruggerio Famous spear Italian Boy
Ruggiero Renowned/famous spear Italian Boy
Russi Red, reddish Italian, Latin Boy
Rycco Variant of Ricco/Rico meaning "rich" or "wealthy". Italian, Spanish Boy
Sabato Of the Sabbath; born on/associated with Saturday Italian Boy
Sale Varies by origin: from Arabic roots it can mean 'righteous' or 'virtuous' (if from Saleh/Salih); as a surname it may relate to 'sallow' (willow) trees or a place name; as a diminutive of Salvatore/Salvador it associates with 'savior.' Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish Boy
Salvestro Savior - 'one who saves' Italian Boy
Salvino From Latin 'salvus' (safe, saved) or 'salvator' (savior); roughly 'little savior' or 'the saved/secure one'. Italian Boy
Sametto Little Sam - related to Samuel, 'heard by God' Italian Boy
Sansone Sun; sun-like - often interpreted as 'man of the sun' or 'little sun'. Hebrew, Italian Boy
Santin Derived from 'santo'/'sanctus' - 'little saint' or 'holy' Italian Boy
Santu Likely 'saint' or 'holy' (from Sardinian/Italian 'Santo'); in Indian usage often a diminutive/nickname of Santosh Indian, Italian Boy
Sanzio Related to 'holy' or 'sacred' - often understood as 'of the saint'. Italian Boy
Savero Stern, serious (from Latin 'severus' - 'severe') Italian, Spanish Boy
Scipione From the Latin name Scipio, meaning 'staff' or 'stick' (by extension 'scepter' or 'staff-bearer'). Italian Boy
Scorpeo Derived from 'scorpion' - evokes protection, intensity, passion, and the zodiac sign Scorpio Italian Boy
Selvaggio Wild, savage; of the woods Italian Boy
Selvagio Wild; of the forest (from the woods) Italian Boy

Italian Boys name popularity over time

Aggregated births across Italy, Switzerland, United States, Australia for every Italian-origin name in our dataset.

720
Names in this origin
2
With data in 2025
496
Births 2025
7,466,978
Peak year 0