Mario

Given to 152,403 US babies since 1897

▼ Falling −21% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#438
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
721
boys 721
Peak year
1980
2,936 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
152,403
since 1897

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Mario was most popular in 1980, when 2,936 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 721 babies were named Mario, ranking #438 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 21%.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1980 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Mario was most popular in 1980, when 2,936 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 721 babies were named Mario, ranking #438 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 21%.00.511.521880192019602000Peak 1980

Mario was most popular in 1980, when 2,936 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 721 babies were named Mario, ranking #438 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 21%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 721 438
2024 <5 — 810 398
2023 <5 — 791 404
2022 <5 — 902 365
2021 <5 — 937 348
2020 <5 — 999 329
2019 <5 — 1,030 323
2018 <5 — 1,022 326
2017 <5 — 1,139 307
2016 <5 — 1,156 307
2015 <5 — 1,294 285
2014 <5 — 1,368 268
2013 <5 — 1,428 255
2012 <5 — 1,445 254
2011 <5 — 1,598 224
2010 <5 — 1,708 208
2009 <5 — 1,938 198
2008 6 15405 2,167 184
2007 <5 — 2,291 180
2006 5 17168 2,295 178
2005 <5 — 2,304 179
2004 9 10690 2,262 178
2003 6 13844 2,358 168
2002 6 13595 2,265 170
2001 12 8196 2,217 170
2000 <5 — 2,333 167
1999 7 11385 2,288 163
1998 6 12426 2,261 151
1997 9 9017 2,295 152
1996 8 9581 2,377 147
1995 13 6641 2,391 149
1994 16 5713 2,466 142
1993 14 6264 2,470 138
1992 17 5484 2,627 128
1991 23 4329 2,575 127
1990 24 4120 2,823 119
1989 30 3402 2,843 116
1988 32 3095 2,893 106
1987 43 2398 2,738 108
1986 36 2682 2,476 112
1985 27 3246 2,416 117
1984 24 3423 2,348 116
1983 28 2975 2,373 115
1982 27 3172 2,660 109
1981 26 3253 2,713 109
1980 38 2486 2,936 102
1979 32 2724 2,702 103
1978 33 2572 2,230 114
1977 33 2557 2,121 129
1976 29 2664 2,028 130
1975 32 2456 2,059 125
1974 29 2556 2,062 128
1973 33 2309 2,018 129
1972 28 2523 1,927 137
1971 25 2801 1,904 154
1970 26 2705 1,898 159
1969 22 2844 1,630 170
1968 25 2482 1,357 186
1967 19 2868 1,310 187
1966 14 3400 1,290 190
1965 12 3733 1,289 197
1964 10 4355 1,359 204
1963 8 4896 1,321 213
1962 13 3592 1,312 211
1961 12 3793 1,297 216
1960 10 4184 1,326 210
1959 11 3827 1,205 227
1958 8 4520 1,190 219
1957 5 6086 1,152 224
1956 8 4467 1,208 214
1955 13 3225 1,075 219
1954 8 4278 1,073 213
1953 11 3480 996 215
1952 <5 — 971 211
1951 6 4833 863 224
1950 <5 — 746 246
1949 5 5244 606 268
1948 <5 — 622 261
1947 <5 — 500 308
1946 7 3994 383 330
1945 5 4556 345 320
1944 <5 — 340 327
1943 <5 — 331 337
1942 <5 — 303 346
1941 <5 — 270 357
1940 <5 — 294 334
1939 <5 — 238 368
1938 <5 — 297 320
1937 <5 — 271 330
1936 6 3701 294 311
1935 <5 — 304 312
1934 8 3159 306 310
1933 <5 — 318 297
1932 <5 — 344 297
1931 <5 — 393 279
1930 6 4047 449 265
1929 5 4570 443 265
1928 9 3164 477 259
1927 10 3053 492 258
1926 7 3873 518 248
1925 5 4973 501 253
1924 <5 — 483 260
1923 <5 — 504 251
1922 <5 — 451 266
1921 7 4023 502 250
1920 <5 — 408 275
1919 <5 — 353 287
1918 <5 — 351 291
1917 6 4083 359 267
1916 <5 — 379 253
1915 <5 — 354 255
1914 <5 — 289 252
1913 <5 — 166 312
1912 <5 — 152 289
1911 <5 — 56 372
1910 <5 — 47 376
1909 <5 — 27 496
1908 <5 — 28 463
1907 <5 — 20 540
1906 <5 — 15 613
1905 <5 — 14 636
1904 <5 — 13 647
1903 <5 — 6 1009
1902 <5 — 10 744
1901 <5 — 6 943
1900 <5 — 5 1310
1899 <5 — <5 —
1898 <5 — <5 —
1897 <5 — 7 852

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Where Mario is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years