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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #102, 1980boys
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.

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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
1899
1898
1897#8527
1896
1895
1894
1893
1892
1891
1890
1889
1888
1887
1886
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1880
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 1959

  • 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: #407 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,294 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: #224 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 2,041 boysILWisconsin: #375 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,509 boysWIMichigan: #276 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,445 boysMINew York: #170 for boys · 142 births · 1 in 1,274 boysNYMassachusetts: #175 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,565 boysMARhode Island: #149 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,778 boysRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedINOhio: #272 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,434 boysOHPennsylvania: #256 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 3,382 boysPANew Jersey: #176 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,614 boysNJConnecticut: #200 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,219 boysCTCalifornia: #125 for boys · 292 births · 1 in 615 boysCAUtah: #292 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,374 boysUTColorado: #271 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,368 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedNEMissouri: #360 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,472 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedVAMaryland: #394 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,571 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedDEArizona: #96 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 376 boysAZNew Mexico: #177 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 889 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedARTennessee: #386 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,694 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #385 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,875 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Mario, so not publishedHITexas: #77 for boys · 353 births · 1 in 349 boysTXFlorida: #314 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,983 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#77 · 1 in 349
  2. Arizona#96 · 1 in 376
  3. California#125 · 1 in 615
  4. Rhode Island#149 · 1 in 1,778
  5. New York#170 · 1 in 1,274

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#773531 in 349
Arizona#96431 in 376
California#1252921 in 615
Rhode Island#14951 in 1,778
New York#1701421 in 1,274
Massachusetts#175221 in 2,565
New Jersey#176381 in 1,614
New Mexico#177151 in 889
Connecticut#200121 in 2,219
Illinois#224571 in 2,041
Pennsylvania#256361 in 3,382
Colorado#27191 in 2,368
Ohio#272331 in 3,434
Michigan#276281 in 3,445
Utah#29251 in 2,374
Florida#314181 in 2,983
Missouri#36091 in 5,472
Wisconsin#37551 in 9,509
Louisiana#385111 in 3,875
Tennessee#38671 in 5,694
Maryland#39451 in 6,571
Washington#40751 in 6,294
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Delaware
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Hawaii
Idaho
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Iowa
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Maine
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
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New Hampshire
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Carolina
South Dakota
Vermont
Virginia
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
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 1959

girls
#3,827
11 births · 1 in 183,951 girls
boys
#227
1,205 births · 1 in 1,771 boys

Top girls' names in 1959

  1. #1Mary54,502
  2. #2Susan41,617
  3. #3Linda40,410
  4. #4Karen36,784
  5. #5Donna36,468
  6. #6Patricia35,223
  7. #7Debra31,388
  8. #8Cynthia30,186
  9. #9Deborah29,546
  10. #10Lisa25,699
  11. #3,827Mario11

Top boys' names in 1959

  1. #1Michael85,294
  2. #2David83,977
  3. #3James78,648
  4. #4John76,446
  5. #5Robert74,542
  6. #6Mark56,945
  7. #7William51,386
  8. #8Richard47,202
  9. #9Thomas40,296
  10. #10Steven33,597
  11. #227Mario1,205
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 183,951 of them was named Mario, which outranked 46.9% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mario
  1. #3,619Yulonda12
  2. #3,619Zetta12
  3. #3,619Zsazsa12
  4. #3,827Mario11
  5. #3,827Adaline11
  6. #3,827Alfrieda11
  7. #3,827Amada11
  8. #4,031Al10
  9. #4,031Aleatha10
  10. #4,031Anastacia10

Tied with 203 names at #3,827; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. 1,090Alesia#1,985#895
  2. 948Tori#1,791#843
  3. 440Taryn#1,211#771
  4. 437Venus#1,007#570
  5. 393Vilma#1,364#971
Fallers
  1. 283Dani#961#1,244
  2. 257Nicki#973#1,230
  3. 235Lanita#973#1,208
  4. 219Concetta#973#1,192
  5. 197Gisele#766#963

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

boys

2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 1,771 of them was named Mario, which outranked 95.0% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mario
  1. #224Chuck1,221
  2. #225Milton1,218
  3. #226Marcus1,210
  4. #227Mario1,205
  5. #228Wendell1,201
  6. #229Arnold1,192
  7. #230Herman1,188
Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. 2,208Efrem#3,033#825
  2. 901Darin#1,677#776
  3. 871Yancy#1,557#686
  4. 708Raynard#1,677#969
  5. 644Darrin#1,396#752
Fallers
  1. 307Jace#761#1,068
  2. 241Otha#915#1,156
  3. 234Cheryl#994#1,228
  4. 230Dann#969#1,199
  5. 227Carnell#777#1,004

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

See the top 100 for 1959