Given name & surname
Vittorio
Vittorio is a masculine given name. It is used in Italian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Vittorio developed from Victor.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vittorio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,288
- 1,288 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 31
- #3,651 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +44%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 31 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,651 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 43.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Illinois had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,519 as a first name in 2020; 512 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.
Vittorio’s family of names
Vittorio developed from Victor. In Italian usage, Vittorio has a conventional equivalent in the German form Viktor. Vittorio has a related form in Victor.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Vittorio has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Vittorio
- Vittorio De SicaItalian film director (1901-1974)
- Vittorio AlfieriItalian noble, dramatist and poet (1749–1803)
- Vittorio Emanuele OrlandoItalian diplomat (1860–1952)
- Vittorio GassmanItalian actor (1922–2000)
- Vittorio PozzoItalian football player and manager (1886-1968)
- Vittorio StoraroItalian cinematographerborn 1940
- Vittorio GregottiItalian architect (1927-2020)
- Vittorio MontiItalian composer, violinist, and conductor (1868-1922)
- Vittorio ArrigoniItalian activist (1975–2011)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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