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Italian baby names are among the most romantic and melodious in the world. The top Italian baby names in the US today are Isabella for girls and Leonardo for boys.

Along with Isabella, Italian girl names in the US Top 100 include Mia, Aria, Luna, Bella, and Gianna. For boys, along with Leonardo Italian names in the US Top 200 include Antonio, Emiliano, Giovanni, and Luca. In Italy, popular names include Ginevra, Chiara, Francesco, and Alessandro.

Contemporary Italian parents also like some non-Italian names for their babies. The German Alice and Greta along with the Hebrew Sara and Noemi are popular for girls. For boys, the Hebrew Gabriel and the classic Thomas are widely-used.

Classic Italian baby name books include descriptions of the person’s character and destiny based on their name, claiming that a child named Donato will be sweet and impressionable, for instance, while Ilaria is optimistic and sociable.

Browse our full list of Italian baby names here, or search our specialized lists of Italian names for girls and Italian names for boys. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Enrico Enrico is a name that hails from Italy. It i...
Origin:Italian variation of Henry
3648
Cassio

Meaning: hollow

Origin:Italian variation of Cassius
3930
Geronimo This name finds its roots in Italy. Geronimo...
Origin:Native American; Italian variation of Jerome
3945
Placido

Meaning: serene

Origin:Italian and Spanish
4274
Timeo

Meaning: honor

Origin:Italian from Greek
4361
Tancredo

Meaning: thoughtful counsel

Origin:Italian from German
8357
Taddeo

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Italian variation of Thaddeus
3772
Ugo

Meaning: mind, intellect

Origin:Italian variation of Hugh
3428
Cedro Cedro is a male baby name of Spanish and Ita...
Origin:Spanish
5050
Nino Nino is a name that has many different meani...
Origin:Italian, diminutive of Giannino and of Antonino
4634
Giuseppe Guiseppe is the Italian variation of the nam...
Origin:Italian variation of Joseph
2214
Mattia

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Italian variation of Matthew
3680
Pasquale The name Pasquale is of Latin/Italian origin...
Origin:Italian
4193
Silvano

Meaning: wood, forest

Origin:Italian form of Silvanus
3152
Cecilio

Meaning: blind

Origin:Spanish, Italian
4001
Fabrizio

Meaning: craftsman

Origin:Italian form of the Latin family name Fabricius
4405
Arturo

Meaning: bear

Origin:Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Arthur, Celtic
1148
Armando

Meaning: soldier

Origin:Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Herman, German
1367
Gerardo The name Gerardo is of Spanish origin. It is...
Origin:Spanish variation of Gerard
7417
Giacomo

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:Italian variation of James
1127