boy's name
Italo
- Origin Italian
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,145
Italo is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Italo is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in 1918, when 31 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1911.
Italo over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 163 |
| 1920s | 161 |
| 1930s | 66 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 10 |
| 1970s | 39 |
| 1980s | 17 |
| 1990s | 69 |
| 2000s | 94 |
| 2010s | 76 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 60 |
How popular is Italo?
In 2025, Italo was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Italo is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Italo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Italo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Italo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Italo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Italo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Italo
How popular is the name Italo?
In 2025, Italo was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Italo a girl's or a boy's name?
Italo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Italo most popular?
Italo peaked in 1918, when 31 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Italo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Italo currently ranks #7,656 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.