Italian names, by how often Americans give them
298 names in U.S. records come from Italian, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Luca (8,824 babies), then Gianna and Elena.
Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.
Italian names given in the U.S., most given first
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Luca | 8,824 | A male given name from Italian, borrowed in the 2000s. Wiktionary |
| Gianna | 5,634 | A female given name from Italian or Greek. Wiktionary |
| Elena | 4,842 | A female given name from Italian, Spanish, or Ancient Greek. Wiktionary |
| Enzo | 4,565 | A male given name from Italian. Wiktionary |
| Leonardo | 3,789 | A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Leonard. Wiktionary |
| Giovanni | 2,955 | A male given name from Italian. Wiktionary |
| Bella | 2,129 | A female given name from Italian. Wiktionary |
| Antonio | 2,058 | A male given name from Italian. Wiktionary |
| Gemma | 1,805 | A female given name from Italian. Wiktionary |
| Lia | 1,526 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Luciana | 1,139 | A female given name from Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish. Wiktionary |
| Angelo | 1,124 | A male given name from Italian. Wiktionary |
| Dante | 1,104 | A male given name from Italian, presumably in honor of the poet Dante Alighieri. Wiktionary |
| Antonella | 1,087 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Gia | 1,069 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Francesca | 984 | A female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Frances. Wiktionary |
| Alessia | 937 | A female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Alexis. Wiktionary |
| Leandro | 785 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Gianni | 735 | A diminutive of the male given name Giovanni, equivalent to English Johnny. Wiktionary |
| Mario | 721 | A male given name from Italian or Spanish. Wiktionary |
| Valentino | 710 | A male given name, feminine equivalent Valentina, equivalent to English Valentine. Wiktionary |
| Alessandra | 697 | A female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Alexandra. Wiktionary |
| Rocco | 679 | A male given name from Italian, of mostly American usage. Wiktionary |
| Alessandro | 608 | A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Alexander. Wiktionary |
| Bianca | 594 | A female given name from Italian. Wiktionary |
| Armando | 538 | A male given name, feminine equivalent Armanda, equivalent to English Herman; variant form Ermanno. Wiktionary |
| Arturo | 446 | A male given name, equivalent to English Arthur. Wiktionary |
| Vincenzo | 403 | A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Vincent. Wiktionary |
| Aurelio | 399 | A male given name, equivalent to English Aurelius. Wiktionary |
| Angelica | 398 | A female given name from Italian. Wiktionary |
| Franco | 348 | A male given name from Italian or Spanish, equivalent to English Frank or Francis. Wiktionary |
| Emiliana | 344 | A female given name from Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish. Wiktionary |
| Marianna | 308 | A female given name from Italian. Wiktionary |
| Giovanna | 304 | A female given name, masculine equivalent Giovanni, equivalent to English Jane. Wiktionary |
| Elia | 304 | A female given name, masculine equivalent Elio. Wiktionary |
| Alberto | 301 | A male given name from Italian or Spanish, equivalent to English Albert. Wiktionary |
| Alfredo | 301 | A male given name from Italian. Wiktionary |
| Giuliana | 287 | A female given name, equivalent to English Juliana or Gillian. Wiktionary |
| Carlo | 276 | A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Charles. Wiktionary |
| Orlando | 275 | A male given name from Italian. Wiktionary |
Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.
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