Mario

Last seen for girls in 2008 at #15,405 · #438 for boys in 2025, 721 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
1980 · 2,936 births
Debut · boys
7 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
151,310
since 1897

Mario over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Mario has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201968peak #102, 1980boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#438721
2024—#398810
2023—#404791
2022—#365902
2021—#348937
2020—#329999
2019—#3231,030
2018—#3261,022
2017—#3071,139
2016—#3071,156
2015—#2851,294
2014—#2681,368
2013—#2551,428
2012—#2541,445
2011—#2241,598
2010—#2081,708
2009—#1981,938
2008#15,4056#1842,167
2007—#1802,291
2006#17,1685#1782,295
2005—#1792,304
2004#10,6909#1782,262
2003#13,8446#1682,358
2002#13,5956#1702,265
2001#8,19612#1702,217
2000—#1672,333
1999#11,3857#1632,288
1998#12,4266#1512,261
1997#9,0179#1522,295
1996#9,5818#1472,377
1995#6,64113#1492,391
1994#5,71316#1422,466
1993#6,26414#1382,470
1992#5,48417#1282,627
1991#4,32923#1272,575
1990#4,12024#1192,823
1989#3,40230#1162,843
1988#3,09532#1062,893
1987#2,39843#1082,738
1986#2,68236#1122,476
1985#3,24627#1172,416
1984#3,42324#1162,348
1983#2,97528#1152,373
1982#3,17227#1092,660
1981#3,25326#1092,713
1980#2,48638#1022,936
1979#2,72432#1032,702
1978#2,57233#1142,230
1977#2,55733#1292,121
1976#2,66429#1302,028
1975#2,45632#1252,059
1974#2,55629#1282,062
1973#2,30933#1292,018
1972#2,52328#1371,927
1971#2,80125#1541,904
1970#2,70526#1591,898
1969#2,84422#1701,630
1968#2,48225#1861,357
1967#2,86819#1871,310
1966#3,40014#1901,290
1965#3,73312#1971,289
1964#4,35510#2041,359
1963#4,8968#2131,321
1962#3,59213#2111,312
1961#3,79312#2161,297
1960#4,18410#2101,326
1959#3,82711#2271,205
1958#4,5208#2191,190
1957#6,0865#2241,152
1956#4,4678#2141,208
1955#3,22513#2191,075
1954#4,2788#2131,073
1953#3,48011#215996
1952—#211971
1951#4,8336#224863
1950—#246746
1949#5,2445#268606
1948—#261622
1947—#308500
1946#3,9947#330383
1945#4,5565#320345
1944—#327340
1943—#337331
1942—#346303
1941—#357270
1940—#334294
1939—#368238
1938—#320297
1937—#330271
1936#3,7016#311294
1935—#312304
1934#3,1598#310306
1933—#297318
1932—#297344
1931—#279393
1930#4,0476#265449
1929#4,5705#265443
1928#3,1649#259477
1927#3,05310#258492
1926#3,8737#248518
1925#4,9735#253501
1924—#260483
1923—#251504
1922—#266451
1921#4,0237#250502
1920—#275408
1919—#287353
1918—#291351
1917#4,0836#267359
1916—#253379
1915—#255354
1914—#252289
1913—#312166
1912—#289152
1911—#37256
1910—#37647
1909—#49627
1908—#46328
1907—#54020
1906—#61315
1905—#63614
1904—#64713
1903—#1,0096
1902—#74410
1901—#9436
1900—#1,3105
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First appearance
1897

The first year at least five boys were named Mario! It came in at #852, and was given to 7 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1898–1900, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Mario is popular in 1968

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedNHWashington: #324 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,796 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedMNIllinois: #152 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 951 boysILWisconsin: #254 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,223 boysWIMichigan: #206 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,814 boysMINew York: #128 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 864 boysNYMassachusetts: #169 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,982 boysMARhode Island: #103 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 889 boysRIOregon: #273 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,489 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedIAIndiana: #363 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,880 boysINOhio: #243 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,580 boysOHPennsylvania: #233 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,745 boysPANew Jersey: #154 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,170 boysNJConnecticut: #160 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,320 boysCTCalifornia: #85 for boys · 346 births · 1 in 483 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedUTColorado: #158 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 937 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedNEMissouri: #432 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,310 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedWVVirginia: #292 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,037 boysVAMaryland: #307 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,962 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedDEArizona: #112 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 499 boysAZNew Mexico: #148 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 677 boysNMKansas: #314 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,094 boysKSArkansas: #320 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,986 boysARTennessee: #360 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,655 boysTNNorth Carolina: #439 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,203 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #245 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,976 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #305 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,149 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedMSAlabama: #436 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,797 boysALGeorgia: #293 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,408 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedHITexas: #80 for boys · 284 births · 1 in 360 boysTXFlorida: #218 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,483 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#80 · 1 in 360
  2. California#85 · 1 in 483
  3. Rhode Island#103 · 1 in 889
  4. Arizona#112 · 1 in 499
  5. New York#128 · 1 in 864

Best ever in a state: #44 in New Mexico, 1979.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#802841 in 360
California#853461 in 483
Rhode Island#10381 in 889
Arizona#112291 in 499
New York#1281711 in 864
New Mexico#148131 in 677
Illinois#152961 in 951
New Jersey#154451 in 1,170
Colorado#158191 in 937
Connecticut#160171 in 1,320
Massachusetts#169231 in 1,982
Michigan#206421 in 1,814
Florida#218321 in 1,483
Pennsylvania#233331 in 2,745
Ohio#243351 in 2,580
District of Columbia#24561 in 1,976
Wisconsin#254111 in 3,223
Oregon#27361 in 2,489
Virginia#292121 in 3,037
Georgia#293171 in 2,408
Louisiana#305161 in 2,149
Maryland#30771 in 3,962
Kansas#31451 in 3,094
Arkansas#32051 in 2,986
Washington#32471 in 3,796
Tennessee#36071 in 4,655
Indiana#36391 in 4,880
Missouri#43251 in 7,310
Alabama#43651 in 5,797
North Carolina#43971 in 6,203
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Mario
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 40 spots since 2024 (#398 → #438)
  • 109 spots since 2020 (#329 → #438)
  • 153 spots since 2015 (#285 → #438)
  • Biggest jump: 367 spots in 1901 (#1,310 → #943)
  • Biggest drop: 265 spots in 1903 (#744 → #1,009)
Rise & fade · boys
83 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1897
  • Peaked 1980 at #102 (2,936 births)
  • Births halved by 2012, 32 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 125 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 125 yrs · run 1904–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 608
  • Highest: 1 in 608 boys born in 1980 were named Mario (0.16%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,369 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 17.4% of all boys named Mario (26,396) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s7#852 (1897)#852
1900s144#463 (1908)#740
1910s2,506#252 (1914)#295
1920s4,779#248 (1926)#259
1930s3,214#265 (1930)#309
1940s3,994#261 (1948)#319
1950s10,479#211 (1952)#221
1960s13,491#170 (1969)#198
1970s20,949#103 (1979)#131
1980s26,396#102 (1980)#111
1990s24,573#119 (1990)#142
2000s22,430#167 (2000)#177
2010s13,188#208 (2010)#276
2020s5,160#329 (2020)#380

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Mario in 1968

girls
#2,482
25 births · 1 in 65,616 girls
boys
#186
1,357 births · 1 in 1,281 boys

Top girls' names in 1968

  1. #1Lisa49,534
  2. #2Michelle33,223
  3. #3Kimberly31,906
  4. #4Jennifer26,853
  5. #5Melissa21,733
  6. #6Mary21,727
  7. #7Angela20,670
  8. #8Tammy20,058
  9. #9Karen19,560
  10. #10Susan19,503
  11. #2,482Mario25

Top boys' names in 1968

  1. #1Michael81,968
  2. #2David63,679
  3. #3John60,903
  4. #4James60,665
  5. #5Robert58,174
  6. #6William36,927
  7. #7Mark35,401
  8. #8Richard32,976
  9. #9Christopher31,468
  10. #10Brian29,922
  11. #186Mario1,357
More about 1968

girls

1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 65,616 of them was named Mario, which outranked 69.7% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mario
  1. #2,431Una26
  2. #2,431Violeta26
  3. #2,431Viva26
  4. #2,482Mario25
  5. #2,482Alvina25
  6. #2,482Alysa25
  7. #2,482Amee25
  8. #2,538Adelita24
  9. #2,538Albert24
  10. #2,538Ammie24

Tied with 55 names at #2,482; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,132Coretta#3,656 → #524
  2. ↑ 1,257Tamika#1,980 → #723
  3. ↑ 1,150Tamiko#1,702 → #552
  4. ↑ 607Chantel#1,348 → #741
  5. ↑ 490Chantal#1,441 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 602Wende#857 → #1,459
  2. ↓ 545Zina#959 → #1,504
  3. ↓ 341Evonne#970 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 294Portia#902 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 285Mariann#973 → #1,258

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 1,281 of them was named Mario, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mario
  1. #183Don1,404
  2. #184Clarence1,382
  3. #185Tom1,363
  4. #186Mario1,357
  5. #187Ricardo1,350
  6. #188Damon1,330
  7. #189Bernard1,306
Biggest movers since 1967
Risers
  1. ↑ 649Dustin#1,018 → #369
  2. ↑ 567Damion#1,411 → #844
  3. ↑ 490Korey#1,388 → #898
  4. ↑ 434Darby#1,364 → #930
  5. ↑ 393Jamal#1,181 → #788
Fallers
  1. ↓ 926Illya#968 → #1,894
  2. ↓ 357Maury#925 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 298Cedrick#885 → #1,183
  4. ↓ 290Dell#875 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 257Faron#843 → #1,100

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1968 →