While the squares of Rome, Milan and Naples celebrated arrival of 2026 With fireworks and music, delivery rooms across the country celebrated their own festivities. As tradition dictates, Italian hospitals compete "minute by minute" to announce the first citizen of the new year.
From north to south, stories of hope are multiplying. Check out who the first little Italians of 2026 are:
Rome: a quadruple draw at the "Santa Famiglia"
The Italian capital began the year with a record of synchronicity. In Casa di Cura Santa FamigliaFour babies arrived almost at the same time:
- Lavinia and Ottavia: They were born exactly at midnight. Lavinia (3,2 kg) and Ottavia (3,23 kg) share the title of first Roman babies of the year.
- Jiayi: Moments later, the Chinese couple Zheng Si and Wu Tingting celebrated the arrival of their second child.
- Luke: Completing the group, Luca, son of Mohamed Mirzaei and Concetta Monteleone, was born shortly afterwards weighing a healthy 3,37 kg.
Milan and Lombardy: Filippo and Leonardo take the lead.
In Milan, the small Filippo He was the main protagonist, being born just one minute after midnight at Buzzi Hospital. Shortly after, at 00:10, little... Isabella It brought joy to the Macedonio Melloni Hospital.
Already in Bresciathe highlight was Leonardo, who was also born at 00:01 at the Ospedale Civile. But the most curious story in the region was that of DrusillaShe didn't wait to get to the hospital and was born at 3:50 am in the garden of her home in Villa Carcina.
Naples and the South: The arrival of Isabel and Gabriele
Southern Italy, known for its warm celebrations, also had its first "vincitori" (winners):
- Naples: The first female citizen of the Neapolitan province is Isabel, who was born weighing 3,16 kg at the Vico Equense hospital shortly after the turn of the year.
- Bisceglie (Puglia): In the territory of Barletta-Andria-Trani, the small Gabriele He was the first to arrive, being born at 00:01 weighing 3,19 kg.
Turin: A later awakening
Unlike other cities where babies "rushed" to be born at the turn of the year, in Turin the first celebration took a little longer. Samuel He was born at Sant'Anna Hospital at 8:38 AM, weighing 2,92 kg.
Curiosity
The announcement of the first baby of the year is a cherished tradition in the Italian press, serving as a symbol of renewal and hope for the country's demographic future.
