Hi guys,
I would be so curious to know what are in your opinion the most typical Italian names.
It would be great if you could add your nationality!
Thanks!! xxx
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f], [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Valentina[/name_f], [name_m]Leonardo[/name_m], [name_m]Antonio[/name_m], [name_m]Mario[/name_m] and [name_m]Marco[/name_m] came to mind (in the UK)
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[name_m]Giovanni[/name_m] and [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] are the first two that come to mind (American)
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If I met people with these names where I live (western Europe), I’d assume Italian heritage…
[name_m]Giovanni[/name_m], [name_m]Alessandro[/name_m], [name_m]Luigi[/name_m], [name_m]Mario[/name_m], [name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m], [name_m]Giuseppe[/name_m], [name_m]Antonio[/name_m], [name_m]Federico[/name_m]
[name_f]Giovanna[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
Basically anything that has the Gi- beginning & other classics. Many other Italian names feel very universal / generally European at this point so I wouldn’t assume the family’s from [name_f]Italy[/name_f] (Matteo, [name_f]Chiara[/name_f], Luca,…).
I’m not sure about typical, but I’m of Italian descent (born and raised in the US and currently living there) and these are the names I consider Italian.
[name_f]Giada[/name_f] 
[name_f]Giuliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Chiara[/name_f]
[name_f]Giovanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Giuseppe[/name_m]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisabetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Violetta[/name_f]
[name_f]Luciana[/name_f]
[name_f]Giulia[/name_f]
[name_m]Giovanni[/name_m]
[name_m]Domenico[/name_m]
[name_m]Antonio[/name_m]
[name_u]Maria[/name_u]
Not pressuring anyone to respond, of course, but perhaps @heartwings may prove helpful, as the advice given from that user is usually quite helpful and I know [name_u]Merry[/name_u] is of Italian descent / Italian. 
Not of Italian descent (actually my heritage is from another place) myself, but yes I am Italian and live here too since my childhood, born and raised along with my family; so I think I could fairly talk about this topic.
I think that among children, Azzurra, Gioia, Ginevra (oh, so many young Ginevra here!), Vittoria, Bianca, Aurora, Alice, Emma, Viola, Matilde and Beatrice might be some names you did not expect! Azzurra means light blue and Gioia means joy 
Noemi, Asia, Chiara, Ludovica, Eleonora, Benedetta, Irene might be some other names you did not know about! They are still fairly used for children, but I feel like they used to be more popular in the 2000-2010s.
A name that feel very 80s for me and now is not even in the top 100s anymore is Valentina. Ilaria and Serena (Ilaria means happy and Serena means tranquil, serene) gives me a very strong 90s vibe.
Most -Ella and -Etta names which are very popular in the United States feel dated (like, 50-60s dated): Nicoletta, Donatella, Antonella, Ornella, Luisella, Rossella, Mirella, Lorella / Loretta ecc. Elisabetta though feels more 60-70s for me; even now it is somehow old, but there are still many girls names this.
During the 30s and the 40s, names that were popular were Bruna, Regina, Rosa (and all variants like Rosina, Rosetta, Rosella), Luisa and variants Luigia, Luisina ecc, Wanda, José (because of the last queen of Italy, Maria José probably), Franca, Caterina, Lisa, Michelina, probably there are others but I am not very sure of.
Lucia, Anna, Maria are still very used now but do feel old fashioned somehow and way too related to religion and stuff by some people.
During the 1870-1920s names like Adalgisa, Amalia, Amelia, Armida, Carlotta, Eleonora, Elvira, Violetta, Aida, Emma, Erminia, Evelina, Ines, Irma, Isabella, Laura, Olga, Olimpia, Virginia (literary, lyrical, opera and theatre names) , Argia, Augusta, Aurelia, Clelia, Emilia, Ersilia, Iole, Livia (names of Greek and Roman mythology, Renaissance, classic or more ancient names) and virtue, good wishing or good loving “trasparent meaning” names ( Amabile, Bianca, Grazia, Letizia, Stella). Please note some names of this category are popular again like Carlotta and Bianca because people are loving vintage elegant names.
Isabella though, has been somehow popular even until later the 1920s then lost popularity totally but it is rising a little nowadays to the top 60s, just after Olivia in the 2020.
Also, you might want to know Giovanna is very dated; but it is somehow still a classic. Gianna though is even more dated than Giovanna; not even grandmas are named that anymore, if I have to be honest.
Claudia feels 60-70s in Italy.
In the 1960-1970s there was a fashion of taking traditionally masculine names and to give the clunky femenine equivalent that is usually rarely used (think Howardina from Howard): Patrizia, Barbara, Daniela, Lorenza, Paola, Roberta, Carla, Alessandra, Francesca, Nicoletta. Francesca is still used now but less. It feels more for adults and young people than kids; I have met many teenagers and adults named that but not any child.
Monica, Cinzia and Stefania were popular in the 70s too! I have an aunt born in the 70s named Monica actually 
In the 80s the boom of fashion of Russian names: Sonia (which was popular even in the 70s and then in the 90s), Catia (or Katia), Nadia.
Silvia is also very 90s, now nobody uses it anymore. Alessia, and Federica feel 90s too for me but while Federica is not used anymore, Alessia still is somehow used although less.
Elisa and Elena had their fashion in the 70-80s but now they are still fairly used.
Some names that are from top 40 to below and are rising popularity year by year are: Ambra, Diletta, Diana, Olivia, Eva, Stella, Nina, Celeste, Olivia, Sveva, Zoe, Cloe, Linda, Nora, Clarissa, Iris, Lara, Luna, Clara, Lea, Emilia, Lina, Sole, Neve, Allegra, Costanza, Delia, Marianna, Carolina, Dalila (Delilah in Italian), Elettra, Vera, Alma, Olimpia, Amanda, Lia, Dafne, Andrea (g), Ada, Clelia, Naomi, Luce, Matilda, Flora, Perla feel new, very modern and I can see them on children.
Aida I heard it in people of any age but I feel it is both vintage and modern.
Luciana was so popular in the 30-40s and beyond but now they just feel dated and not used for many people.
Giuliana is a nice name. Not very used nowadays but I knew a teen named this and another teen who had this as a middle name. Feels somehow 30-50s too but does not matter. I like it.
Gemma, Adelaide, Adele, Alba and Luisa are some names that felt old but now feel modern and spunky probably.
Gloria and Carola are names that does not feel dated yet modern to me, a classic somehow.
I will come later with Italian masculine naming tradition!
[name_f]My[/name_f] birthname is in here! I always thought it felt very Italian… 
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Oh wow, thank you heartwings!! I look forward to the Italian masculine namine tradition!!
Thank you Youssarian! I am curious though, isn’t [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] a fairly common name in the [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking world, in [name_u]England[/name_u] especially?
Thank you OpheliaFlora!
isn’t [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] fairly common in the [name_f]English[/name_f] speaking world?
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I think it does get used quite a bit (as does [name_f]Gianna[/name_f], though that tends to be pronounced differently), however, where I’m from, people would usually go for the similar local variation.
Hmmm typical…
I don’t live in an area that many Italians settled but I’ll go by those I’ve met and stereotypes where I live.
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f]
[name_m]Giovanni[/name_m]
[name_m]Alessandro[/name_m]
[name_f]Patrizia[/name_f]
[name_m]Lorenzo[/name_m]
[name_f]Serafina[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_m]Matteo[/name_m]
[name_m]Marco[/name_m]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_m]Francesco[/name_m]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
[name_u]Andrea[/name_u]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_u]Armani[/name_u]
[name_m]Ernesto[/name_m]
[name_m]Valentino[/name_m]
[name_m]Michelangelo[/name_m]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Luciana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
Donni
[name_u]Maria[/name_u]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] is quiet rare though, but rising. [name_u]Andrea[/name_u]- I have met more boy [name_u]Andrea[/name_u] but I have met some girl [name_u]Andrea[/name_u] too! [name_f]Martina[/name_f] and [name_f]Gaia[/name_f] are statistically popular but here are almost none; I wonder if it is a territorial difference
Gino?! [name_m]Gino[/name_m] is considered somehow an old name, isn’t it? I would not be concerned to see it in an adult and I am sure it is still very used as a nickname especially in the [name_u]South[/name_u], but on a child as a full name? Wow! That is cool though
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[name_u]Armani[/name_u] and Donni are not used as actual names though, they are last names
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] and [name_u]Nico[/name_u] are used; [name_u]Nico[/name_u] mostly as a nickname but nowadays is getting also full name use but still rare; [name_m]Cosmo[/name_m] is not that common but indeed used.
Wow heartwings, you seem to be such an expert of Italian names!
What about [name_m]Francesco[/name_m]? How “typical Italian” would you rate it?
Very typical Italian. Currently very popular with children.
[name_f]My[/name_f] brother was supposed to be named [name_m]Francesco[/name_m] if not his current name,
[name_m]Giuseppe[/name_m] and [name_f]Giulia[/name_f]! I love those two!