These rare Italian <a href="https://nameberry.com/boys-names">baby boy names</a> are heard more often in Rome, Italy than Rome, New York, but are eminently usable here as <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/166/Italian-Names">Italian baby names</a> continue to grow in favor. Some of the top boy names in Italy are ripe for American discovery — Nicolo and Giulio, Alessio and Vincenzo.
 
Along with Nicolo and Alessio, other Italian names that are rare in the US but common in Italy include Pietro, Elia, Emanuele, Jacopo, Giorgio, Domenico, and Raffaele. Classic Italian choices that would easily translate on an American child include Federico, Adriano, Francesco, and Marcello.
 
If you love Italian names but want to go beyond Luca and Leonardo, explore this list of our favorite rare Italian boy names.

Rare Italian Names for Boys

Brio

A canto is a literary term denoting a long passage in a poem. Dante's Divine Comedy is broken into such cantos. As a name, Canto packs in literary credentials with pithy punch.

Canto

Naples-born Enrico Caruso was one of the greatest opera singers of all time. Recordings of his powerful singing voice are still in circulation today, nearly 100 years after his death. Increasingly, though, the name Caruso is associated not with the Italian tenor but with Rick Caruso, owner of a major chain of malls.

Caruso

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Rare Italian Names for boys

Rare, uncommon, unusual, and unique Italian male names for baby boys, including Alessio, Nicolo, and Francesco, with meanings, origins, and popularity (Page 6)