Popular Italian Baby Names
Updated Mon Apr 01 2024
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The top Italian baby names in the US and Italy are more different than they are similar. While Americans prefer names such as Isabella and Leo, the Italians go for Ginevra and Alessandro. There is some overlap between the two countries, with names such as Leonardo, Elena, Matteo, and Arianna ranking highly in both the US and Italy.
Along with Isabella and Leonardo, other Italian baby names in the US Top 400 include Aria, Bella, Emilia, Enzo, Gianna, Giovanni, Luca, and Romeo. The most popular baby names in Italy include Sofia, Francesco, Giorgia, and Mattia. Italian variations of classic names are widespread in Italy and could make fashionable alternatives to many popular names in the US. Among our favorites, Vittoria and Alessia for girls, and Vincenzo and Giorgio for boys. Other popular Italian names that are rare in the US include Azzurra and Domenico. These are the most popular names of Italian origin in Italy and the US, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Alessandro
Origin:
Italian variation of AlexanderMeaning:
"defending men"
- Alessia
Origin:
Italian variation of AlexisMeaning:
"defending warrior"
- Alessio
Origin:
Italian variation of AlexisMeaning:
"defender"
- Andrea
Origin:
Italian variation of Andrew, GreekMeaning:
"strong and manly"
- Angelina
Origin:
Greek, Italian, Spanish, Russian diminutive of AngelaMeaning:
"angel"
- Antonio
Origin:
Spanish and Italian variation of AnthonyMeaning:
"from Antium"
- Aria
Origin:
Italian and HebrewMeaning:
"air; song or melody; lion"
- Ariana
Origin:
Italian variation of Ariadne, GreekMeaning:
"most holy"
- Arianna
Origin:
Italian form of Ariadne, GreekMeaning:
"most holy"
- Azzurra
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"azure"
- Bella
Origin:
Diminutive of Isabella, ItalianMeaning:
"beautiful"
- Benedetta
Origin:
Italian variation of Benedicta, LatinMeaning:
"blessed"
- Bianca
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"white"
- Carlotta
Origin:
Italian variation of Charlotte, French diminutive of CharlesMeaning:
"free man"
- Caterina
Origin:
Italian variation of Katherine
- Chiara
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"light, clear"
- Daniele
- Davide
- Domenico
Origin:
Spanish, Italian variation of Dominic, LatinMeaning:
"belonging to the Lord"
- Edoardo
- Elena
Origin:
Spanish, Italian, German, Greek variation of HelenMeaning:
"bright, shining light"
- Eleonora
Origin:
Italian, German, Dutch, and Polish variation of Eleanor
- Elia
Origin:
Italian variation of Elijah, HebrewMeaning:
"Jehovah is God"
- Elisa
Origin:
Spanish and Italian, diminutive of Elizabeth
- Emanuele
Origin:
Italian variation of Emmanuel, HebrewMeaning:
"God is with us"
- Emilia
Origin:
Feminine variation of Emil, LatinMeaning:
"rival"
- Emilio
Origin:
Spanish and Italian variation of EmilMeaning:
"rival"
- Enea
Origin:
Italian variation of Aeneas, GreekMeaning:
"the praised one"
- Enzo
Origin:
Italian variation of Henry, also diminutive of Vincenzo and Lorenzo
- Federico
Origin:
Italian and Spanish variation of Frederick
- Filippo
Origin:
Italian variation of Philip, GreekMeaning:
"lover of horses"
- Francesca
Origin:
Italian variation of FrancesMeaning:
"from France or free man"
- Francesco
Origin:
Italian variation of Francis
- Gabriele
- Gabriella
Origin:
Italian feminine variation of GabrielMeaning:
"God is my strength"
- Gia
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"God's gracious gift"
- Giacomo
Origin:
Italian variation of JamesMeaning:
"supplanter"
- Giada
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"jade"
- Gianna
Origin:
Italian, diminutive of Giovanna or feminization of Gianni, forms of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Ginevra
Origin:
Italian variation of GuinevereMeaning:
"white shadow, white wave"
- Gioele
Origin:
Italian variation of JoelMeaning:
"Jehovah is his God"
- Gioia
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"joy"
- Giorgia
- Giorgio
Origin:
Italian variation of GeorgeMeaning:
"farmer"
- Giovanni
Origin:
Italian variation of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Giulia
Origin:
Italian variation of JuliaMeaning:
"youthful"
- Giulio
Origin:
Italian variation of Julius
- Giuseppe
Origin:
Italian variation of Joseph
- Isabella
Origin:
Spanish and Italian variation of Elizabeth, HebrewMeaning:
"pledged to God"
- Jacopo
Origin:
Italian variation of Jacob, HebrewMeaning:
"supplanter"
- Leo
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"lion"
- Leonardo
Origin:
Italian and Spanish variation of Leonard, GermanMeaning:
"brave lion"
- Liliana
Origin:
Italian and Spanish variations of LilianMeaning:
"lily, a flower"
- Lorenzo
Origin:
Italian variation of LaurenceMeaning:
"from Laurentium"
- Luca
Origin:
Italian variation of Luke and LucasMeaning:
"man from Lucania"
- Lucia
Origin:
Italian, feminine variation of Lucius, LatinMeaning:
"light"
- Luciana
Origin:
Feminine variation of LucianusMeaning:
"light"
- Ludovica
Origin:
Italian, feminine variation of LudovicMeaning:
"famous in war"
- Luigi
Origin:
Italian vernacular form of LouisMeaning:
"renowned warrior"
- Marco
Origin:
Italian and Spanish form of MarkMeaning:
"warlike"
- Margherita
- Matteo
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Mattia
Origin:
Italian variation of MatthewMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Mia
Origin:
Italian word name or Scandinavian short form of MariaMeaning:
"mine or bitter"
- Michele
Origin:
Italian variation of MichaelMeaning:
"who is like God?"
- Nicola
Origin:
Italian, GreekMeaning:
"people of victory"
- Nicolo
Origin:
Italian form of NicholasMeaning:
"people of victory"
- Noemi
Origin:
Italian and Spanish variation of NaomiMeaning:
"my delight"
- Pietro
Origin:
Italian variation of Peter
- Rachele
- Raffaele
Origin:
Italian variation of Raphael, HebrewMeaning:
"God has healed"
- Riccardo
- Rocco
Origin:
Italian from GermanMeaning:
"rest"
- Romeo
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"pilgrim to Rome, Roman"
- Salvatore
Origin:
Italian variation of SalvatorMeaning:
"savior"
- Samuele
Origin:
Italian variation of Samuel, HebrewMeaning:
"told by God"
- Santino
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"little saint"
- Sienna
Origin:
Italian color nameMeaning:
"orange red"
- Simone
- Sofia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"wisdom"
- Stefano
Origin:
Italian variation of StephenMeaning:
"garland, crown"
- Tommaso
Origin:
Italian variation of Thomas
- Vincenzo
Origin:
Italian variation of VincentMeaning:
"conquering"
- Vittoria
Origin:
Italian variation of Victoria
- Vivianna