From Italy or the Italian peninsula
A modern phonetic spelling of the country name Italy. It likely derives from the Latin 'Italia', which was originally used to describe the southern part of the peninsula, possibly meaning 'land of young cattle'.
Less common today
Italee isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,492 in 2023.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
