Italian Girl Names
Showing 50
of 1,041 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