Boys' name · since 1911
Italo
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 760 babies named Italo, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,093 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,221 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 760
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Italo is the #7221 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 760 recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Italo has been recorded 760 times among boys since 1911, currently ranked #7221 nationally and more common than 48% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. 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.
- #6,093 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,221 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 760 born since 1911
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Italo ranks #6,093 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,221 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 760 born since 1911, peaking in the 1910s.
- #6,093 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,221 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 760
- born since 1911
- 1910s
- peak decade
Italo's 760 recorded births place it above 86.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Italo compares
760 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Italo's all-time total is 106% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Italo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 760 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 34 | 22,252 |
Italo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Italo's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Italo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Italo by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (163 births, 21% of the file).
1910s was Italo's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Italo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
163 births
- 1920s
1920s
161 births
- 1930s
1930s
66 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 163 births (21% of all-time use).
How Italo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Italo's total volume
Italo by state
Where Italo concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 68 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.8% |
68 of 760 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Italo's data
- Italo's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (163 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Italos (68 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Italo
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Italo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~114 yrs)
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 Italo 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.