Mario

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A few things about Mario you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Mario

Mario Balotelli

Italian association football player

Choose Mario and your child shares a first name with Mario Balotelli, an Italian association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Mario, like who?” Mario Balotelli's Wikipedia article is available in 89 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,369 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Mario, 721 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Mario would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryMario first shows up in US birth records in 1897, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 128 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1980, when it ranked #102. Today it's #438, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowMario was 2.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 842 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 2,369.
• 🍂TrendMario has slipped 109 places over the last five years and now sits at #438. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedMario is most popular in Nevada, where it ranks #213, followed by Texas (#237) and Arizona (#260). It's in the top 1,000 in 32 states.

About the name Mario

Mario is a boy name of Italian and Latin origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with M and ending in “-rio”. US birth records list Mario for boys from 1897 to 2025, in 127 of those 129 years. Its best year was 1980, when it ranked #102 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #438, with 721 babies.

Origin:Italian namesLatin names