US rank #2228 Girls' name Peak 2007 2,938 births

Italia — #2228 US girls' name

2,938 babies named Italia in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1631920s781930s111960s131970s221980s571990s3032000s9452010s9632020s383
#2228
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Italia was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

131 babies were named Italia in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Italia

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,938 babies named Italia between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Italia currently holds the #2228 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 131 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Italia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 963 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Italia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 581 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Italia in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Italia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,938 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Italia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,938

Since 1911

114 years of records

Peak year

2007

131 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,228

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1911

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2024

Italia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1911

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
131
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
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Italia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
963 births that decade — 33% of Italia's all-time total
1910s1631920s781930s111960s131970s221980s571990s3032000s9452010s9632020s383

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
581 19.8%
#2 Texas
529 18.0%
#3 New York
131 4.5%
#4 Arizona
94 3.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
65 2.2%
#6 Florida
58 2.0%
#7 Illinois
31 1.1%
#8 Massachusetts
14 0.5%
California share of Italia's total US births 19.8%
Even split

581 of 2,938 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?
2,938 babies have been named Italia since 1911. It currently ranks #2228 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 131 births.
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 (581 births), Texas (529 births), New York (131 births).
How long has the name Italia been used?
Italia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 114 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1911–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.