US rank #6833 Boys' name Peak 1918 749 births

Italo — #6833 US boys' name

749 babies named Italo in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1631920s1611930s661950s51960s101970s391980s171990s692000s942010s762020s49
#6833
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

1910s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Italo was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

31 babies were named Italo in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Italo

The Social Security Administration has registered 749 babies named Italo between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Italo currently holds the #6833 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Italo performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 163 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Italo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 68 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Italo in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Italo 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 749 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.

Italo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

749

Since 1911

114 years of records

Peak year

1918

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

#6,833

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1911

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2024

Italo popularity over time

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1918)
31
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
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Italo by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
163 births that decade — 22% of Italo's all-time total
1910s1631920s1611930s661950s51960s101970s391980s171990s692000s942010s762020s49

Italo by state

Where Italo concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Italo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
68 9.1%
#2 Pennsylvania
11 1.5%
#3 California
6 0.8%
New York share of Italo's total US births 9.1%
Even split

68 of 749 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Italo?
749 babies have been named Italo since 1911. It currently ranks #6833 among boys. The peak year was 1918 with 31 births.
When was Italo most popular?
Italo was most popular in the 1910s decade with 163 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Italo most popular?
The top states for the name Italo are New York (68 births), Pennsylvania (11 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Italo been used?
Italo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 114 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Italo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Itai, Itamar, Itay, Itachi, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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.