Most Popular Names in Italy

The most popular names in Italy for 2023 are Sofia and Leonardo, which keep their top spot from last year.

Along with Sofia, other popular Italian girl names include Aurora, Ginevra, Vittoria, and Giulia. Along with Leonardo, other popular Italian boy names include Edoardo, Tommaso, Francesco, and Alessandro.

As in Italy, the most popular Italian boy name in the US is Leonardo, but Isabella, the most common Italian girl name in the US, does not rank in Italy’s Top 50. Isabel, however, ranks at Number 18.

Popular Italian names in both Italy and the US include Aurora, Antonio, Mia, and Gabriel.

Unique Italian names in Italy’s Top 50 include Azzurra, Chiara, and Gioia for girls, and Samuele, Alessio, and Jacopo for boys. Non-Italian choices that rank among the most popular baby names in Italy include Emma, Adele, and Chloe for girls, Thomas, Nathan, and Liam for boys. New (or returning) entries to the Top 50 in 2023 include Lavinia, Celeste, Eva, Raffaele, and Santiago.

Popular Italian names in the US include Isabella, Mia, Elena, and Sienna for girls; Luca, Leo, and Enzo for boys.

For popular names lists from around the world, visit our main Popular Names page. You might also want to browse Nameberry's real-time lists of Popular Girl Names and Popular Boy Names.