Italia
Italia is a feminine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name are listed below:
Meaning & Origin of Italia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Italia is a feminine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name are listed below:
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The Story of Italia
Italia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1911, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 131 Italias were born — ranking #1,679 that year. As of 2026, Italia ranks #2,195 for baby girls with 86 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 3K Italias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Italia
Italia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Italia's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #1,377. Use the chart and map above to compare Italia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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