Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Italy

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,936 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#1,936
among girls · ↓225 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
100
named Italy · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 16,073
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
133 babies
All-time total
2,230
#4,397 all-time among girls
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Italy popularity over time

2,230 babies have been named Italy since 1918, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 10 – 10 1 – #5,147
1920s – 5 5 1 -50% –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 7 – 7 1 – #10,097
1990s 113 – 113 11 +1514% #4,851
2000s 425 – 425 43 +276% #3,008
2010s 948 – 948 95 +123% #1,612
2020s (to 2025) 717 5 722 120 +27% #1,592

Where Italy is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 98 0.06 outside top 500
2027 96 0.06 outside top 500
2028 95 0.06 outside top 500
2029 94 0.06 outside top 500
2030 93 0.06 outside top 500

Where Italy is most popular

Girls named Italy per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.073 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Illinois, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Italy born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 31 0.354 +385%
Illinois 45 0.197 +169%
Georgia 44 0.194 +165%
South Carolina 15 0.167 +128%
Mississippi 6 0.128 +75%
Ohio 30 0.126 +73%
Michigan 23 0.126 +73%
Florida 44 0.103 +41%
Tennessee 15 0.095 +30%
Texas 73 0.091 +24%
Alabama 7 0.075 ≈ national
North Carolina 14 0.061 -16%
California 27 0.032 -56%
New York 5 0.013 -83%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Italy

Italy is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,936 in 2025 with 100 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 2,230 American babies have been named Italy. Its peak came in 2018, when 133 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Italy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Italy?

The median living Italy is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 2,200 people named Italy are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Italy year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 100 #1,936 – –
2024 119 #1,711 – –
2023 128 #1,629 5 #12,971
2022 114 #1,801 – –
2021 132 #1,592 – –
2020 124 #1,660 – –
2019 131 #1,619 – –
2018 133 #1,612 – –
2017 123 #1,727 – –
2016 98 #2,023 – –
2015 100 #1,989 – –
2014 84 #2,243 – –
2013 86 #2,177 – –
2012 78 #2,381 – –
2011 55 #3,067 – –
2010 60 #2,878 – –
2009 54 #3,140 – –
2008 52 #3,239 – –
2007 59 #3,008 – –
2006 43 #3,639 – –
2005 41 #3,610 – –
2004 37 #3,850 – –
2003 34 #3,973 – –
2002 37 #3,621 – –
2001 40 #3,386 – –
2000 28 #4,333 – –
1995 7 #10,956 – –
1990 7 #10,615 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Italy, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Italy?

The median living Italy is about 8 years old. Half of all living Italys are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Italy are alive today?

An estimated 2,200 people named Italy are alive in the United States, based on 2,230 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Italy in 2025?

Italy ranked #1,936 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 100 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Italy?

2,230 babies have been named Italy in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Italy most popular?

Italy peaked in 2018, when 133 newborns received the name.

Is Italy a boy or girl name?

Italy is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Italy rising or falling?

Italy is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Italy become more popular?

Italy is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 93 girls named Italy in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Italy

Names that sound and feel close to Italy: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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