Mario
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning of Mars; warlike; a form of Marius.
Babies a year
1,129
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#438
down from #398
UK popularity
#856
37 babies
How Mario has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #284 |
| 2016 | #307 |
| 2017 | #307 |
| 2018 | #327 |
| 2019 | #322 |
| 2020 | #329 |
| 2021 | #347 |
| 2022 | #366 |
| 2023 | #404 |
| 2024 | #398 |
| 2025 | #438 |
In 2025, 37 babies in England and Wales were named Mario. In the US, 1,129 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 2,935 in 1980.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Mario was most common in 1980, when it went to 0.16% of American babies of that sex.
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