Italy
Italy was the 1936th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 100 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1592nd; the most babies were born in 2018 (133). Over the last ten years it has moved up 53 places. More babies were named Italy in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,936 girls, down 276 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 100girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018133 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,230babies recorded
Italy popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 10 since 1922.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,936 | 100 |
| 2020 | #1,660 | 124 |
| 2010 | #2,878 | 60 |
| 2000 | #4,333 | 28 |
| 1990 | #10,615 | 7 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Italy, counting every spelling?
Italy is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,500 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,936 for Italy on its own. Together these spellings went to 124 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 100 | #1,936 | 593 |
| Itali | 11 | #9,103 | 48 |
| Italee | 8 | #11,309 | 47 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Italy?
100 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Italy (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Italy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 84 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Italy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Italy?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Italy are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Italy a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Italy by state
How common Italy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (4.8×), Illinois (2.7×), Georgia (2.6×), Michigan (1.7×), Ohio (1.7×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Italy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Italy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Italy
How popular is the name Italy?
Italy was the 1936th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 100 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1592nd; the most babies were born in 2018 (133). Over the last ten years it has moved up 53 places. More babies were named Italy in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Italy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Italy in the US.
Where is Italy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Italy was most common in Louisiana (0.35 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Georgia.