Mario is a boy name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Mario means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Mario across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Mario has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Mario is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “of uncertain meaning, from Marius”. the Italian form of Marius.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 152,403 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 1,533 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 90 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 127 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Mario per year, United States (1897 to 2025). United States peaked in 1980 (2,974/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (98/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2007 (10/yr) · Scotland peaked in 1975 (6/yr).
Mario has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1980, when it ranked #206 nationally (given to 2,977 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 1980s.
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