Italian Boy Names
Showing 50
of 720 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcello | Little/young warrior; 'dedicated to Mars' | Italian | Boy | 1,424 #51 | |
| Bernardo | Brave/strong as a bear | Germanic, Italian, Portuguese | Boy | 1,330 #52 | |
| Carmine | Of Mount Carmel; 'vineyard' or 'garden' | Italian | Boy | 1,311 #53 | |
| Osvaldo | God-ruler / divine ruler | English, Germanic, Italian, Portuguese | Boy | 1,262 #54 | |
| Rico | Diminutive of Ricardo/Enrico meaning 'powerful ruler'; in Spanish also means 'rich, wealthy'. | Italian, Spanish | Boy | 1,227 #55 | |
| Loris | From Laurentum; 'crowned with laurel' | Italian | Boy | 1,199 #56 | |
| Vito | Derived from Latin Vitus, meaning 'life' or 'living' | Italian | Boy | 1,152 #57 | |
| Monte | Mountain | English, Italian, Spanish | Boy | 1,074 #58 | |
| Gio | Short form of Giovanni (“God is gracious”) or Giorgio (“farmer/earth-worker”) | Italian | Boy | 1,072 #59 | |
| Jiovanni | God is gracious | Italian | Boy | 1,051 #60 | |
| Renzo | Short form of Lorenzo; 'from Laurentum' or 'crowned with laurel' | Italian | Boy | 1,046 #61 | |
| Ezio | Eagle | Italian | Boy | 1,006 #62 | |
| Cesare | From Latin 'Caesar' - historically 'emperor'; originally may have meant 'hairy' or 'long-haired.' | Italian | Boy | 970 #63 | |
| Donte | Enduring, steadfast | Italian | Boy | 952 #64 | |
| Adolfo | Noble wolf | Italian | Boy | 929 #65 | |
| Maceo | Gift of God | Italian, Spanish | Boy | 677 #66 | |
| Paolo | Derived from Latin 'Paulus', meaning 'small' or 'humble'. | Italian | Boy | 632 #67 | |
| Alessi | Defender of men / defender of mankind | Italian | Boy | 560 #68 | |
| Giuliano | Youthful; descendant of Julius | Italian | Boy | 532 #69 | |
| Genaro | Dedicated to Janus; associated with the month of January | Italian, Spanish | Boy | 527 #70 | |
| Giovonni | God is gracious (Yahweh is gracious) | Italian | Boy | 516 #71 | |
| Valerio | Strong; healthy | Italian, Latin | Boy | 472 #72 | |
| Michelangelo | Combination of Michael ('Who is like God') and Angelo ('angel; messenger') | Italian | Boy | 470 #73 | |
| Dino | Diminutive form; often understood as 'devotee of Dionysus' or 'little one' | Italian, Latin | Boy | 432 #74 | |
| Lando | Derived from the Germanic element 'land' meaning 'land' or 'territory'. | Italian | Boy | 393 #75 | |
| Remo | Likely derived from Latin Remus, traditionally associated with the legendary Roman figure and often interpreted as 'oar' or 'oarsman.' | Italian | Boy | 386 #76 | |
| Ciro | Likely "sun" or "sun-like" (traditional meaning associated with the Old Persian name Kūruš/Cyrus) | Italian, Spanish | Boy | 377 #77 | |
| Teodoro | Gift of God | Greek, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | 345 #78 | |
| Fabrizio | Derived from Latin 'faber' meaning 'smith' or 'craftsman'. | Italian | Boy | 341 #79 | |
| Silvio | Of the forest | Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | 337 #80 | |
| Macario | Blessed; happy; fortunate | Italian, Spanish | Boy | 323 #81 | |
| Leone | Lion | Italian | Boy | 320 #82 | |
| Eliano | From the Roman family name Aelius - 'of the Aelian family', often associated with the sun | Italian | Boy | 318 #83 | |
| Donatello | Gift; given (often understood as 'given by God') | Italian | Boy | 305 #84 | |
| Domani | Tomorrow / the future | Italian | Boy | 297 #85 | |
| Marciano | From Latin Marcianus, meaning 'of Marcus' or 'belonging to Mars' (warlike). | Italian, Latin, Spanish | Boy | 283 #86 | |
| Tino | Varies by source | Italian, Latin, Spanish | Boy | 279 #87 | |
| Lauro | Laurel; laurel tree; symbolically 'crowned with laurel' or 'victory' | Italian, Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | 278 #88 | |
| Galileo | From Galilee | Italian | Boy | 276 #89 | |
| Brando | Sword; fire/torch (fiery, burning) | Italian | Boy | 271 #90 | |
| Marino | Of the sea; marine | Italian | Boy | 266 #91 | |
| Vittorio | Winner, conqueror | Italian, Latin | Boy | 262 #92 | |
| Geovani | God is gracious | Italian, Portuguese, Spanish | Boy | 259 #93 | |
| Reno | Associated with the Italian river Reno or a short form of names meaning 'reborn'; in Spanish it means 'reindeer'. | English, Italian, Spanish | Boy | 246 #94 | |
| Gennaro | Devoted to the god Janus; associated with the month January | Italian | Boy | 245 #95 | |
| Milano | From Milan; originally 'settlement in the middle of the plain' (Latin/Celtic roots) | Italian | Boy | 235 #96 | |
| Bosco | Wood, forest | Germanic, Italian | Boy | 228 #97 | |
| Lui | Renowned (famous) warrior | Italian, Spanish | Boy | 224 #98 | |
| Donato | Given; gift (often understood as 'given by God') | Italian | Boy | 219 #99 | |
| Gavino | From Gabii (an ancient town near Rome) | Italian | Boy | 217 #100 |
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