Girls' name · since 1911

Italia

Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 3,005 babies named Italia, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#3,593 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,585 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,005
born since 1911
2010s
peak decade

Italia currently ranks #2585 among girls' names in America, with 3,005 babies recorded since 1911.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Italia has been recorded 3,005 times among girls since 1911, currently ranked #2585 nationally and more common than 85% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.

  • #3,593 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,585 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 3,005 born since 1911
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Italia ranks #3,593 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,585 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,005 born since 1911, peaking in the 2010s.

#3,593 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,585 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
3,005
born since 1911
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%85%
Italia vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Italia's 3,005 recorded births place it above 95.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

13 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Italia compares

3,005 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Italia's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Italia Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 3,005 376 567,345
Peak-year births 131 21 19,840

Italia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Italia's full recorded timeline at 1993, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 131 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Italia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
131
Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
050100150 191119211963198719962005201420232025 67

Italia by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (963 births, 32% of the file).

2010s was Italia's strongest decade.

963 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Italia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 963 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Italia compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Italia's total volume

Italia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -56, 5.8%-53, 4.5%-10, 29.2%-143, 1.9%-142, 2.2%-65, 3.5%-45, 4.5%-49, 4.5%-31, 6.3%-62, 11.3%-54, 3.8%-32, 5.7%-92, 2.6%-65, 4%-25, 6.9%Italia-115, 4.4%Italia
Italia vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Italia by state

Where Italia concentrates geographically, total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Italia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
595 19.8%
#2 Texas
539 17.9%
#3 New York
131 4.4%
#4 Arizona
99 3.3%
#5 Pennsylvania
70 2.3%
#6 Florida
58 1.9%
#7 Illinois
31 1.0%
#8 Massachusetts
14 0.5%
California share of Italia's total US births 19.8%
Even split

595 of 3,005 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Italia appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Italia?
Since 1911, Social Security records show 3,005 babies named Italia. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,593 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,585 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 131 births.
Where does Italia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Italia ranks #3,593 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,585 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Italia most popular?
Italia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 963 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Italia most popular?
The top states for the name Italia are California (595 births), Texas (539 births), New York (131 births).
How long has the name Italia been used?
Italia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 115 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Italia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Italy, Ita, Itati, Itali, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Italia's data

  • Italia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (963 total births) through the 2020s (450) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Italias (595 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Italia

Nearby Names Like Italia

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Italia

Names with a similar popularity rank to Italia

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Italia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Italia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.