Given name & surname · also Latin
Attilio
“one who is fatherly”
Attilio is a variant of Attila. One Hungarian interpretation is “one who is fatherly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Attilio is a variant of Attila. One Hungarian interpretation is “one who is fatherly.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Latin and Etruscan naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1906. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Attilio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,065
- 1,065 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 11 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 54 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 582 as a first name in 2020; 117 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Attilio’s family of names
Attilio has a related form in Attila.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Attilio
- Attilio FerrarisItalian footballer (1904-1947)
- Attilio DemaríaArgentine and Italian footballer (1909-1990)
- Attilio PavesiItalian-Argentine cyclist (1910–2011)
- Attilio GiovanniniItalian footballer (1924–2005)
- Attilio NicoraItalian Roman-Catholic cardinal (1937–2017)
- Attilio LombardoItalian footballer and managerborn 1966
- Attilio BettegaItalian rally driver, four-time podium finisher in World Rally Championship events (1953–1985)
- Attilio FontanaItalian politicianborn 1952
- Attilio AriostiItalian composer1666–1729
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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