Vito is the Italian form of the Latin Vitus and means "life" or "alive". Saint Vitus, a Sicilian martyr of the early 4th century, was one of the most popular saints of medieval Europe, and the name later became famous worldwide through Vito Corleone in The Godfather. In the United States Vito is used mostly in Italian American families; it ranked number 1710 in 2000 and reaches number 1507 in 2025, its best rank so far.