Vito ranks at #870 with 136 entries, registered male. The name is Italian, from the Latin Vitus, meaning life or alive. On a pet registry Vito functions almost entirely through one pop-culture lineage: Vito Corleone from The Godfather, which has shaped the name's reception since 1972.
The Godfather lineage
Vito sits with Luca, Sonny, Tony, and Carmine in the Italian-American pop-culture male pet pocket. The Godfather connection runs through nearly every Vito on the registry: the dog is the household's loyal capo, the dog as named for the patriarch. The cohort skews toward households who lean into the reference openly.
Breed lean and sound
The name lands hardest on Cane Corsos, Italian Greyhounds, and substantial Italian-origin breeds. It also pulls a slice of French Bulldogs for the comedic-loyal-capo aesthetic. Two syllables, front-stressed (VEE-toh), with the bright EE-opening and the soft trailing O.
The counter-reading
The honest consideration: Vito is locked to The Godfather, and that's a 50+ year leash. If the household wanted a name that stands on its own without the Mafia-movie weight, this isn't it. The human Vito page shows steady SSA presence in Italian-American communities.