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Italian names - Baby names with the origin Italian

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Massimo Greatest Italian Boy 1,638 #101
Mariano From Latin Marianus: 'of Marius' or 'related to/devoted to Maria (Mary)' Italian, Latin Boy 1,598 #102
Jovani God is gracious Italian, Spanish Boy 1,586 #103
Rolando Famous land Italian, Old High German, Portuguese, Spanish Boy 1,580 #104
Giancarlo God is gracious + free man (equivalent to John Charles) Italian Boy 1,566 #105
Giovani God is gracious Italian Boy 1,557 #106
Zaira Flower; blossom Arabic, French, Italian, Spanish Girl 1,535 #107
Anabella Graceful and beautiful (Anna = grace; bella = beautiful) Italian, Spanish Girl 1,524 #108
Fabio From the Roman family name Fabius, originally meaning 'bean grower' or 'of the bean'. Italian Boy 1,492 #109
Lino Flax, linen (associated with Linus) Hawaiian, Italian, Polynesian, Portuguese, Spanish Boy 1,445 #110
Marcello Little/young warrior; 'dedicated to Mars' Italian Boy 1,424 #111
Evangelina Bearer of good news; bringer of the gospel Greek, Italian Girl 1,384 #112
Alessa Defender of men / protector of mankind Italian Girl 1,336 #113
Bernardo Brave/strong as a bear Germanic, Italian, Portuguese Boy 1,330 #114
Mariela Variant of Maria/Miriam - commonly interpreted as "bitter" or alternatively "beloved/wished-for child" Greek, Italian, Spanish Girl 1,317 #115
Carmine Of Mount Carmel; 'vineyard' or 'garden' Italian Boy 1,311 #116
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 #117
Osvaldo God-ruler / divine ruler English, Germanic, Italian, Portuguese Boy 1,262 #118
Carmela Garden, orchard Hebrew, Italian, Spanish Girl 1,260 #119
Rico Diminutive of Ricardo/Enrico meaning 'powerful ruler'; in Spanish also means 'rich, wealthy'. Italian, Spanish Boy 1,227 #120
Dalila Delicate; guide Arabic, French, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 1,210 #121
Loris From Laurentum; 'crowned with laurel' Italian Boy 1,199 #122
Violetta Little violet Italian, Latin Girl 1,179 #123
Vito Derived from Latin Vitus, meaning 'life' or 'living' Italian Boy 1,152 #124
Monte Mountain English, Italian, Spanish Boy 1,074 #125
Gio Short form of Giovanni (“God is gracious”) or Giorgio (“farmer/earth-worker”) Italian Boy 1,072 #126
Jiovanni God is gracious Italian Boy 1,051 #127
Renzo Short form of Lorenzo; 'from Laurentum' or 'crowned with laurel' Italian Boy 1,046 #128
Romi A diminutive or pet form of names like Romy, Romina, or Romeo; can imply 'from Rome' (Latin) or relate to Hebrew 'Rom' meaning 'height/exalted'. French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin Unisex 1,044 #129
Donna Lady; woman Italian Girl 1,040 #130
Ezio Eagle Italian Boy 1,006 #131
Katia Derived from Greek katharos meaning 'pure' French, Greek, Italian Girl 972 #132
Cesare From Latin 'Caesar' - historically 'emperor'; originally may have meant 'hairy' or 'long-haired.' Italian Boy 970 #133
Donte Enduring, steadfast Italian Boy 952 #134
Adolfo Noble wolf Italian Boy 929 #135
Cienna From Siena (Italy); associated with the reddish-brown 'sienna' pigment Italian Girl 910 #136
Rosalinda Gentle horse; beautiful rose Italian, Latin, Old High German, Spanish Girl 892 #137
Malena Short form of Magdalena ('of Magdala' / 'tower') or a compound of María + Elena ('beloved' + 'light') Italian, Scandinavian, Spanish Girl 840 #138
Adelia Noble Germanic, Italian, Spanish Girl 820 #139
Catarina Pure Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 806 #140
Ileana Bright, shining light; torch Greek, Italian, Spanish Girl 794 #141
Eloisa Derived from elements meaning "healthy" (hale) and "wide" - often given as "healthy, hale" or "hale and broad" Italian Girl 788 #142
Annalisa Combination of Anna ('grace') and Lisa/Elisabeth ('God is my oath') Italian Girl 768 #143
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 #144
Roma From Rome (the city). Hindi, Italian, Latin, Romanian, Sanskrit Girl 726 #145
Italia Of Italy; from the country Italy Italian Girl 699 #146
Maceo Gift of God Italian, Spanish Boy 677 #147
Ilaria Cheerful, joyful, happy Italian Girl 675 #148
Santi Either 'Saint'/'Saint James' (from Spanish Santiago) or 'peace' (from Sanskrit śānti) Indonesian, Italian, Spanish Unisex 661 #149
Paolo Derived from Latin 'Paulus', meaning 'small' or 'humble'. Italian Boy 632 #150

Italian name popularity over time

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

1,842
Names in this origin
8
With data in 2025
1,512
Births 2025
11,157,124
Peak year 0