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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.

Bellamy

Meaning: fine friend

Origin:English and Irish from French
627
Beau

Meaning: handsome

Origin:French
69
Kenneth

Meaning: born of fire, handsome

Origin:Scottish and Irish
113
Adonis

Meaning: lord

Origin:Greek, from Semitic Adonai
313
Alan

Meaning: handsome, cheerful

Origin:Irish
471
Allen

Meaning: handsome, cheerful

Origin:English and Scottish
835
Beauregard

Meaning: beautiful gaze

Origin:French
1087
Calixto

Meaning: beautiful

Origin:Greek
1142
Memphis

Meaning: Enduring and beautiful

Origin:Greek and Coptic place-name
1331
Faron

Meaning: handsome servant

Origin:English
1344
Shaquille

Meaning: well developed, handsome

Origin:Arabic
1449
Amare

Meaning: handsome

Origin:African
1494
Irvin

Meaning: handsome, fair of face

Origin:Scottish
1562
Beaumont

Meaning: beautiful mountain

Origin:French
1924
Jamal

Meaning: beauty

Origin:Arabic
2020
Hassan

Meaning: handsome

Origin:Arabic
2120
Zuri

Meaning: good, beautiful

Origin:Kiswahili
2405
Belvedere

Meaning: beautiful view

Origin:Italian
2624
Cavanaugh

Meaning: born handsome or son of Caomhan

Origin:Irish
2839
Rupin

Meaning: handsome

Origin:Sanskrit
5725