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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1980 · 2,936 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 151,310since 1897
Mario over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Mario has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #438 | 721 | |
| 2024 | — | #398 | 810 | |
| 2023 | — | #404 | 791 | |
| 2022 | — | #365 | 902 | |
| 2021 | — | #348 | 937 | |
| 2020 | — | #329 | 999 | |
| 2019 | — | #323 | 1,030 | |
| 2018 | — | #326 | 1,022 | |
| 2017 | — | #307 | 1,139 | |
| 2016 | — | #307 | 1,156 | |
| 2015 | — | #285 | 1,294 | |
| 2014 | — | #268 | 1,368 | |
| 2013 | — | #255 | 1,428 | |
| 2012 | — | #254 | 1,445 | |
| 2011 | — | #224 | 1,598 | |
| 2010 | — | #208 | 1,708 | |
| 2009 | — | #198 | 1,938 | |
| 2008 | #15,405 | 6 | #184 | 2,167 |
| 2007 | — | #180 | 2,291 | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #178 | 2,295 |
| 2005 | — | #179 | 2,304 | |
| 2004 | #10,690 | 9 | #178 | 2,262 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #168 | 2,358 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #170 | 2,265 |
| 2001 | #8,196 | 12 | #170 | 2,217 |
| 2000 | — | #167 | 2,333 | |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | #163 | 2,288 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #151 | 2,261 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #152 | 2,295 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #147 | 2,377 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #149 | 2,391 |
| 1994 | #5,713 | 16 | #142 | 2,466 |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | #138 | 2,470 |
| 1992 | #5,484 | 17 | #128 | 2,627 |
| 1991 | #4,329 | 23 | #127 | 2,575 |
| 1990 | #4,120 | 24 | #119 | 2,823 |
| 1989 | #3,402 | 30 | #116 | 2,843 |
| 1988 | #3,095 | 32 | #106 | 2,893 |
| 1987 | #2,398 | 43 | #108 | 2,738 |
| 1986 | #2,682 | 36 | #112 | 2,476 |
| 1985 | #3,246 | 27 | #117 | 2,416 |
| 1984 | #3,423 | 24 | #116 | 2,348 |
| 1983 | #2,975 | 28 | #115 | 2,373 |
| 1982 | #3,172 | 27 | #109 | 2,660 |
| 1981 | #3,253 | 26 | #109 | 2,713 |
| 1980 | #2,486 | 38 | #102 | 2,936 |
| 1979 | #2,724 | 32 | #103 | 2,702 |
| 1978 | #2,572 | 33 | #114 | 2,230 |
| 1977 | #2,557 | 33 | #129 | 2,121 |
| 1976 | #2,664 | 29 | #130 | 2,028 |
| 1975 | #2,456 | 32 | #125 | 2,059 |
| 1974 | #2,556 | 29 | #128 | 2,062 |
| 1973 | #2,309 | 33 | #129 | 2,018 |
| 1972 | #2,523 | 28 | #137 | 1,927 |
| 1971 | #2,801 | 25 | #154 | 1,904 |
| 1970 | #2,705 | 26 | #159 | 1,898 |
| 1969 | #2,844 | 22 | #170 | 1,630 |
| 1968 | #2,482 | 25 | #186 | 1,357 |
| 1967 | #2,868 | 19 | #187 | 1,310 |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | #190 | 1,290 |
| 1965 | #3,733 | 12 | #197 | 1,289 |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #204 | 1,359 |
| 1963 | #4,896 | 8 | #213 | 1,321 |
| 1962 | #3,592 | 13 | #211 | 1,312 |
| 1961 | #3,793 | 12 | #216 | 1,297 |
| 1960 | #4,184 | 10 | #210 | 1,326 |
| 1959 | #3,827 | 11 | #227 | 1,205 |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | #219 | 1,190 |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #224 | 1,152 |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | #214 | 1,208 |
| 1955 | #3,225 | 13 | #219 | 1,075 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #213 | 1,073 |
| 1953 | #3,480 | 11 | #215 | 996 |
| 1952 | — | #211 | 971 | |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #224 | 863 |
| 1950 | — | #246 | 746 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #268 | 606 |
| 1948 | — | #261 | 622 | |
| 1947 | — | #308 | 500 | |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #330 | 383 |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #320 | 345 |
| 1944 | — | #327 | 340 | |
| 1943 | — | #337 | 331 | |
| 1942 | — | #346 | 303 | |
| 1941 | — | #357 | 270 | |
| 1940 | — | #334 | 294 | |
| 1939 | — | #368 | 238 | |
| 1938 | — | #320 | 297 | |
| 1937 | — | #330 | 271 | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #311 | 294 |
| 1935 | — | #312 | 304 | |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | #310 | 306 |
| 1933 | — | #297 | 318 | |
| 1932 | — | #297 | 344 | |
| 1931 | — | #279 | 393 | |
| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | #265 | 449 |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #265 | 443 |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | #259 | 477 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #258 | 492 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #248 | 518 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #253 | 501 |
| 1924 | — | #260 | 483 | |
| 1923 | — | #251 | 504 | |
| 1922 | — | #266 | 451 | |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | #250 | 502 |
| 1920 | — | #275 | 408 | |
| 1919 | — | #287 | 353 | |
| 1918 | — | #291 | 351 | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | #267 | 359 |
| 1916 | — | #253 | 379 | |
| 1915 | — | #255 | 354 | |
| 1914 | — | #252 | 289 | |
| 1913 | — | #312 | 166 | |
| 1912 | — | #289 | 152 | |
| 1911 | — | #372 | 56 | |
| 1910 | — | #376 | 47 | |
| 1909 | — | #496 | 27 | |
| 1908 | — | #463 | 28 | |
| 1907 | — | #540 | 20 | |
| 1906 | — | #613 | 15 | |
| 1905 | — | #636 | 14 | |
| 1904 | — | #647 | 13 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #852 | 7 | |
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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 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Mexico#76 · 1 in 279
- Texas#119 · 1 in 486
- California#121 · 1 in 494
- Arizona#125 · 1 in 475
- District of Columbia#159 · 1 in 531
Best ever in a state: #44 in New Mexico, 1979.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #76 | 38 | 1 in 279 |
| Texas | #119 | 384 | 1 in 486 |
| California | #121 | 490 | 1 in 494 |
| Arizona | #125 | 84 | 1 in 475 |
| District of Columbia | #159 | 8 | 1 in 531 |
| Nevada | #160 | 24 | 1 in 598 |
| Connecticut | #186 | 16 | 1 in 956 |
| Colorado | #188 | 38 | 1 in 756 |
| Illinois | #195 | 75 | 1 in 967 |
| Michigan | #202 | 49 | 1 in 1,007 |
| Tennessee | #203 | 37 | 1 in 982 |
| Hawaii | #214 | 6 | 1 in 768 |
| Florida | #217 | 84 | 1 in 1,134 |
| Maryland | #217 | 26 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Virginia | #221 | 35 | 1 in 1,205 |
| Oregon | #222 | 24 | 1 in 805 |
| Nebraska | #223 | 12 | 1 in 864 |
| South Dakota | #224 | 5 | 1 in 824 |
| Arkansas | #227 | 16 | 1 in 939 |
| Wisconsin | #247 | 24 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Massachusetts | #251 | 22 | 1 in 1,412 |
| Georgia | #253 | 44 | 1 in 1,341 |
| New Jersey | #256 | 31 | 1 in 1,439 |
| Kansas | #260 | 15 | 1 in 1,116 |
| Alabama | #262 | 18 | 1 in 1,342 |
| Washington | #278 | 28 | 1 in 1,320 |
| New York | #282 | 67 | 1 in 1,608 |
| South Carolina | #286 | 15 | 1 in 1,447 |
| Iowa | #288 | 12 | 1 in 1,319 |
| North Carolina | #294 | 33 | 1 in 1,631 |
| Utah | #298 | 17 | 1 in 1,352 |
| Ohio | #300 | 35 | 1 in 1,790 |
| Minnesota | #311 | 18 | 1 in 1,622 |
| Mississippi | #331 | 9 | 1 in 1,656 |
| Oklahoma | #353 | 13 | 1 in 1,650 |
| Idaho | #392 | 5 | 1 in 1,753 |
| Pennsylvania | #394 | 22 | 1 in 2,824 |
| Missouri | #424 | 13 | 1 in 2,574 |
| Indiana | #432 | 14 | 1 in 2,670 |
| Louisiana | #474 | 10 | 1 in 2,504 |
| Kentucky | #492 | 7 | 1 in 3,347 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | #852 (1897) | #852 |
| 1900s | 144 | #463 (1908) | #740 |
| 1910s | 2,506 | #252 (1914) | #295 |
| 1920s | 4,779 | #248 (1926) | #259 |
| 1930s | 3,214 | #265 (1930) | #309 |
| 1940s | 3,994 | #261 (1948) | #319 |
| 1950s | 10,479 | #211 (1952) | #221 |
| 1960s | 13,491 | #170 (1969) | #198 |
| 1970s | 20,949 | #103 (1979) | #131 |
| 1980s | 26,396 | #102 (1980) | #111 |
| 1990s | 24,573 | #119 (1990) | #142 |
| 2000s | 22,430 | #167 (2000) | #177 |
| 2010s | 13,188 | #208 (2010) | #276 |
| 2020s | 5,160 | #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 2009
boys
#198
1,938 births · 1 in 1,024 boys
Top boys' names in 2009
More about 2009
boys
1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 1,024 of them was named Mario, which outranked 98.6% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Mario
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.