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Italian Girl Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Cara “dear” or “beloved” (Italian/Latin); also “friend” (Irish/Gaelic) Irish, Italian, Latin Girl 2,391 #51
Perla Pearl (the gemstone) Italian, Spanish Girl 2,347 #52
Giavanna God is gracious Italian Girl 2,217 #53
Alba White; also associated with dawn and the Gaelic name for Scotland Catalan, Italian, Latin Girl 2,156 #54
Jianna God is gracious Italian Girl 2,021 #55
Aida In Arabic, 'returning' or 'visitor' (feminine of 'returning'); widely known from Verdi's opera set in Egypt. Arabic, Italian, Persian, Spanish, Turkish Girl 1,800 #56
Mariella Diminutive of Maria - 'little Maria'; associated meanings include 'sea of bitterness', 'beloved', or traditionally 'star of the sea'. Italian, Latin Girl 1,784 #57
Zaira Flower; blossom Arabic, French, Italian, Spanish Girl 1,535 #58
Anabella Graceful and beautiful (Anna = grace; bella = beautiful) Italian, Spanish Girl 1,524 #59
Evangelina Bearer of good news; bringer of the gospel Greek, Italian Girl 1,384 #60
Alessa Defender of men / protector of mankind Italian Girl 1,336 #61
Mariela Variant of Maria/Miriam - commonly interpreted as "bitter" or alternatively "beloved/wished-for child" Greek, Italian, Spanish Girl 1,317 #62
Mona Arabic: "wishes, desires"; also used as a diminutive of Monica/Simona/Ramona (roots variously interpreted as "advisor," "solitary/alone," or in some Irish forms "little noble one"). Arabic, Irish, Italian, Latin, Spanish Girl 1,285 #63
Carmela Garden, orchard Hebrew, Italian, Spanish Girl 1,260 #64
Dalila Delicate; guide Arabic, French, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 1,210 #65
Violetta Little violet Italian, Latin Girl 1,179 #66
Donna Lady; woman Italian Girl 1,040 #67
Katia Derived from Greek katharos meaning 'pure' French, Greek, Italian Girl 972 #68
Cienna From Siena (Italy); associated with the reddish-brown 'sienna' pigment Italian Girl 910 #69
Rosalinda Gentle horse; beautiful rose Italian, Latin, Old High German, Spanish Girl 892 #70
Malena Short form of Magdalena ('of Magdala' / 'tower') or a compound of María + Elena ('beloved' + 'light') Italian, Scandinavian, Spanish Girl 840 #71
Adelia Noble Germanic, Italian, Spanish Girl 820 #72
Catarina Pure Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 806 #73
Ileana Bright, shining light; torch Greek, Italian, Spanish Girl 794 #74
Eloisa Derived from elements meaning "healthy" (hale) and "wide" - often given as "healthy, hale" or "hale and broad" Italian Girl 788 #75
Annalisa Combination of Anna ('grace') and Lisa/Elisabeth ('God is my oath') Italian Girl 768 #76
Rina Hebrew: "joy, joyful song, melody." Also used in Japanese with varied kanji meanings (often floral or pleasant meanings such as "jasmine"), and as a short form of names like Caterina/Marina. Hebrew, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Sanskrit, Spanish Girl 756 #77
Roma From Rome (the city). Hindi, Italian, Latin, Romanian, Sanskrit Girl 726 #78
Italia Of Italy; from the country Italy Italian Girl 699 #79
Ilaria Cheerful, joyful, happy Italian Girl 675 #80
Marisa Likely 'of the sea' (from Latin maris) or a contraction of Maria + Luisa Italian, Latin, Spanish Girl 611 #81
Rosanna Rose + grace (a gracious rose) Italian Girl 605 #82
Adria From the town of Adria / the Adriatic; sometimes associated with 'dark' Catalan, English, Italian, Latin, Roman Girl 590 #83
Fiorella Little flower Italian Girl 580 #84
Allegra Joyful; cheerful; lively Italian Girl 578 #85
Rosella Little rose Italian Girl 572 #86
Sabella God is my oath; pledged or consecrated to God Greek, Italian Girl 564 #87
Gianella Feminine form related to Gianna/Giovanni, meaning "God is gracious." English, Italian Girl 530 #88
Neve Bright, radiant (from Irish); sometimes associated with 'snow' in Romance languages. Irish, Italian Girl 523 #89
Giulietta Little Julia; related to 'youthful' or 'descended from Julius' Italian Girl 518 #90
Jiana God is gracious English, Italian Girl 510 #91
Silvana Of the forest Italian, Latin, Spanish Girl 504 #92
Novella New; also connotes a short novel or story Italian Girl 473 #93
Vanna In Khmer: 'gold', 'golden' or 'color'. As a diminutive of Giovanna/Ivanna it conveys the sense 'God is gracious'. Italian, Khmer, Latin, Slavic Girl 440 #94
Bianka White, fair Italian Girl 419 #95
Riva Hebrew: from Rivka/Rebecca meaning 'to bind' or 'captivating'; Italian: 'shore' or 'riverbank'. Hebrew, Italian, Latin Girl 415 #96
Griselda Grey battle Germanic, Italian Girl 402 #97
Etty A diminutive form of Esther or Etta; associated meanings include 'star' (from Esther) or a diminutive of 'home-ruler' (from Henrietta/Etta). English, Hebrew, Italian Girl 388 #98
Rosetta Little rose Italian Girl 387 #99
Jordana Flowing down Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 380 #100

Italian Girls name popularity over time

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

1,041
Names in this origin
6
With data in 2025
1,016
Births 2025
3,679,726
Peak year 0