Is Italy a boy or girl name?

Italy is a girl’s name. Of the 2,230 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.6% were girls and 0.4% were boys.

Italy

Recorded 1918–2025 · United States

Italy was most popular in 2018, when 133 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,922 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,530, with 100 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,230 people named Italy.

Italy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Italy’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Italy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Italy is a girl’s name — 99.6% of the 2,230 Americans given it were girls and 0.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Italy

Where Italy is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org