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Italian names - Baby names with the origin Italian

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Marisa Likely 'of the sea' (from Latin maris) or a contraction of Maria + Luisa Italian, Latin, Spanish Girl 611 #151
Rosanna Rose + grace (a gracious rose) Italian Girl 605 #152
Adria From the town of Adria / the Adriatic; sometimes associated with 'dark' Catalan, English, Italian, Latin, Roman Girl 590 #153
Fiorella Little flower Italian Girl 580 #154
Allegra Joyful; cheerful; lively Italian Girl 578 #155
Rosella Little rose Italian Girl 572 #156
Sabella God is my oath; pledged or consecrated to God Greek, Italian Girl 564 #157
Alessi Defender of men / defender of mankind Italian Boy 560 #158
Giuliano Youthful; descendant of Julius Italian Boy 532 #159
Gianella Feminine form related to Gianna/Giovanni, meaning "God is gracious." English, Italian Girl 530 #160
Genaro Dedicated to Janus; associated with the month of January Italian, Spanish Boy 527 #161
Neve Bright, radiant (from Irish); sometimes associated with 'snow' in Romance languages. Irish, Italian Girl 523 #162
Giulietta Little Julia; related to 'youthful' or 'descended from Julius' Italian Girl 518 #163
Giovonni God is gracious (Yahweh is gracious) Italian Boy 516 #164
Jiana God is gracious English, Italian Girl 510 #165
Silvana Of the forest Italian, Latin, Spanish Girl 504 #166
Nicolo Victory of the people Italian Boy 499 #167
Novella New; also connotes a short novel or story Italian Girl 473 #168
Valerio Strong; healthy Italian, Latin Boy 472 #169
Michelangelo Combination of Michael ('Who is like God') and Angelo ('angel; messenger') Italian Boy 470 #170
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 #171
Dino Diminutive form; often understood as 'devotee of Dionysus' or 'little one' Italian, Latin Boy 432 #172
Bianka White, fair Italian Girl 419 #173
Riva Hebrew: from Rivka/Rebecca meaning 'to bind' or 'captivating'; Italian: 'shore' or 'riverbank'. Hebrew, Italian, Latin Girl 415 #174
Griselda Grey battle Germanic, Italian Girl 402 #175
Lando Derived from the Germanic element 'land' meaning 'land' or 'territory'. Italian Boy 393 #176
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 #177
Rosetta Little rose Italian Girl 387 #178
Remo Likely derived from Latin Remus, traditionally associated with the legendary Roman figure and often interpreted as 'oar' or 'oarsman.' Italian Boy 386 #179
Jordana Flowing down Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 380 #180
Ciro Likely "sun" or "sun-like" (traditional meaning associated with the Old Persian name Kūruš/Cyrus) Italian, Spanish Boy 377 #181
Nela Diminutive form of names like Antonela/Antonella or Cornelia - broadly associated with 'priceless' (Antonius) or rooted meanings of Cornelia ('horn/strong'). Croatian, Czech, Italian, Portuguese, Slovak, Spanish Girl 370 #182
Mattea Gift of God Italian Girl 358 #183
Angeli Angel; messenger of God; heavenly Italian, Latin Girl 347 #184
Teodoro Gift of God Greek, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish Boy 345 #185
Mio Varies by Japanese kanji (commonly includes 'beauty' 美 plus another element like 'thread' 緒 or 'cherry' 桜); in Italian/Spanish 'mio' means 'my' (possessive/affectionate). Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish Girl 344 #186
Rea From Greek Rhea, likely 'flowing' or associated with the Titaness of fertility and the earth; meanings vary in other languages or by Japanese kanji. English, Greek, Irish, Italian, Japanese Girl 342 #187
Fabrizio Derived from Latin 'faber' meaning 'smith' or 'craftsman'. Italian Boy 341 #188
Silvio Of the forest Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish Boy 337 #189
Macario Blessed; happy; fortunate Italian, Spanish Boy 323 #190
Mela Multiple origins - Italian/Spanish 'mela' = 'apple'; from Greek root 'melas' = 'black, dark' (as in Melanie); Sanskrit 'mela' = 'gathering, fair'; also used as a diminutive of names like Carmela or Amelia. Greek, Italian, Sanskrit, Spanish Girl 321 #191
Leone Lion Italian Boy 320 #192
Eliano From the Roman family name Aelius - 'of the Aelian family', often associated with the sun Italian Boy 318 #193
Lira Primarily 'lyre' (musical instrument) from Latin/Greek lyra; sometimes used as a variant of Hebrew Liora ('my light') and associated with the currency name 'lira'. Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Turkish Girl 317 #194
Mirella Admirable, wonderful (related to 'to admire' or 'wonder') Italian Girl 312 #195
Donatello Gift; given (often understood as 'given by God') Italian Boy 305 #196
Graciella Grace, favor Italian, Spanish Girl 302 #197
Domani Tomorrow / the future Italian Boy 297 #198
Emelina Derived from Aemilius; commonly interpreted as 'rival' or 'industrious.' Italian, Latin, Spanish Girl 287 #199
Giannah God is gracious Italian Girl 287 #200

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