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Italian Names for Boys

Italian names for boys are becoming increasingly popular among American parents of all ethnicities, in part because many of them feature the oh-so-trendy final letter "O." This has contributed to rise of such names as Matteo and Emiliano. However, some Italian boys names, like Graziano or Terenciano, might sound a little over-dramatic or be difficult to pronounce for Americans.

Along with Matteo and Emiliano, other Italian boys’ names in the US Top 1000 include Aldo, Dante, Enzo, Luca, Maximo, Rocco, Romeo, and Santino.

Baby boy names popular in Italy include Francesco — currently ranking Number 1 — Alessandro, Leonardo, and Giuseppe.

See if any of the charming names in our list of Italian names for boys strike your fancy. 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.

For more, check out our list of Italian names for girls or see the full complement of boy names.

Sergio A name of Italian origin, the meaning of Ser...
Origin:Italian and Spanish variation of Sergius
1440
Mario

Meaning: Mars

Origin:Italian variation of Marius
1563
Faro

Meaning: lighthouse

Origin:Italian word name
1939
Lazaro

Meaning: God is my helper

Origin:Italian variation of Lazarus and Eleazar
3289
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