The first name Mario
A boy’s name from Italian.
Pronounced /ˈmɑɹioʊ/ 3 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Italian origin
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Mario, both of which coming from Latin Marius.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 37 boys were named Mario, making it the 856th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 98 births (#424).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Mario with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Mario at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 721 boys born in the United States were named Mario, the 438th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1980, when 2,936 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Mario in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Mario in Esperanto, German, Italian, Romanian, Slovene, Spanish and Swedish too.
Famous people named Mario
230 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Mario PuzoAmerican author, screenwriter, and journalist, 1920–1999
- Mario GötzeGerman association football player, born 1992
- Mario MandžukićCroatian association football player (born 1986)
- Mario KempesArgentine footballer (born 1954)
- Mário ZagalloBrazilian footballer (1931–2024)
- Mario LemieuxCanadian ice hockey player and team owner, born 1965
- Mario PašalićCroatian footballer, born 1995
- Mário FernandesBrazilian-Russian professional footballer, born 1990
- Mario YepesColombian footballer, born 1976
- Mario HaasAustrian footballer, born 1974
- Mario AdorfGerman actor and writer (1930–2026)
- Mario LeminaGabonese-French association football player, born 1993
More Italian boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Mario mean?
- Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Mario, both of which coming from Latin Marius.
- What is the origin of the name Mario?
- Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Mario, both of which coming from Latin Marius.
- How popular is the name Mario?
- In 2025, 37 boys born in England and Wales were named Mario, ranking 856th. Its peak was 2019, with 98 births.
- Is Mario a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 152,403 US babies named Mario since 1880 were boys.
- When was Mario most popular?
- 1980 in the United States, when 2,936 babies were named Mario, its highest rank at 102nd.
- How do you pronounce Mario?
- Mario is /ˈmɑɹioʊ/, 3 syllables.