Is Mario a boy or girl name?
Mario is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 808 boys were named Mario, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 151,662 US babies named Mario were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #398
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Mario since 1897
- 151,662
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 2,974 babies
Boys and girls named Mario, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 144 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 2,506 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1920s | 4,779 | 43 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 3,214 | 20 | 0.6% |
| 1940s | 3,994 | 17 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 10,478 | 70 | 0.7% |
| 1960s | 13,488 | 145 | 1.1% |
| 1970s | 20,948 | 300 | 1.4% |
| 1980s | 26,394 | 311 | 1.2% |
| 1990s | 24,571 | 137 | 0.6% |
| 2000s | 22,430 | 44 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 13,184 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 4,432 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 808 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 788 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 901 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 937 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 998 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,030 | #323 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,021 | #327 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,138 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,156 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1,293 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1,368 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1,427 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,445 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1,598 | #224 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1,708 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1,938 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2,167 | #184 | 6 | #16,745 |
| 2007 | 2,291 | #180 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 2,295 | #178 | 5 | #19,018 |
| 2005 | 2,304 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 2,262 | #178 | 9 | #11,294 |
| 2003 | 2,358 | #168 | 6 | #15,063 |
| 2002 | 2,265 | #170 | 6 | #14,751 |
| 2001 | 2,217 | #170 | 12 | #8,545 |
| 2000 | 2,333 | #167 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 2,288 | #163 | 7 | #12,191 |
| 1998 | 2,261 | #151 | 6 | #13,500 |
| 1997 | 2,295 | #152 | 9 | #9,521 |
| 1996 | 2,377 | #147 | 8 | #10,171 |
| 1995 | 2,390 | #149 | 13 | #6,894 |
| 1994 | 2,466 | #142 | 16 | #5,889 |
| 1993 | 2,469 | #138 | 14 | #6,485 |
| 1992 | 2,627 | #128 | 17 | #5,627 |
| 1991 | 2,575 | #127 | 23 | #4,427 |
| 1990 | 2,823 | #119 | 24 | #4,185 |
| 1989 | 2,843 | #116 | 30 | #3,451 |
| 1988 | 2,892 | #106 | 32 | #3,132 |
| 1987 | 2,739 | #108 | 43 | #2,420 |
| 1986 | 2,475 | #112 | 36 | #2,704 |
| 1985 | 2,416 | #117 | 27 | #3,298 |
| 1984 | 2,348 | #116 | 24 | #3,480 |
| 1983 | 2,373 | #115 | 28 | #3,033 |
| 1982 | 2,660 | #109 | 27 | #3,224 |
| 1981 | 2,712 | #109 | 26 | #3,305 |
| 1980 | 2,936 | #102 | 38 | #2,517 |
| 1979 | 2,702 | #103 | 32 | #2,770 |
| 1978 | 2,230 | #114 | 33 | #2,611 |
| 1977 | 2,121 | #129 | 33 | #2,590 |
| 1976 | 2,029 | #130 | 29 | #2,701 |
| 1975 | 2,059 | #125 | 32 | #2,490 |
| 1974 | 2,061 | #128 | 29 | #2,589 |
| 1973 | 2,018 | #129 | 33 | #2,332 |
| 1972 | 1,927 | #137 | 28 | #2,561 |
| 1971 | 1,903 | #154 | 25 | #2,844 |
| 1970 | 1,898 | #159 | 26 | #2,747 |
| 1969 | 1,632 | #170 | 22 | #2,885 |
| 1968 | 1,354 | #186 | 25 | #2,518 |
| 1967 | 1,310 | #187 | 19 | #2,929 |
| 1966 | 1,290 | #190 | 14 | #3,481 |
| 1965 | 1,289 | #197 | 12 | #3,868 |
| 1964 | 1,358 | #204 | 10 | #4,534 |
| 1963 | 1,322 | #213 | 8 | #5,141 |
| 1962 | 1,312 | #211 | 13 | #3,708 |
| 1961 | 1,298 | #216 | 12 | #3,925 |
| 1960 | 1,323 | #211 | 10 | #4,351 |
| 1959 | 1,205 | #227 | 11 | #3,952 |
| 1958 | 1,189 | #219 | 8 | #4,766 |
| 1957 | 1,152 | #224 | 5 | #6,701 |
| 1956 | 1,208 | #214 | 8 | #4,703 |
| 1955 | 1,075 | #219 | 13 | #3,319 |
| 1954 | 1,073 | #213 | 8 | #4,520 |
| 1953 | 996 | #215 | 11 | #3,606 |
| 1952 | 971 | #211 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 863 | #224 | 6 | #5,211 |
| 1950 | 746 | #246 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 606 | #268 | 5 | #5,745 |
| 1948 | 622 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 500 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 383 | #330 | 7 | #4,268 |
| 1945 | 345 | #320 | 5 | #4,998 |
| 1944 | 340 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 331 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 303 | #347 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 270 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 294 | #334 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 238 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 297 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 271 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 294 | #311 | 6 | #3,990 |
| 1935 | 304 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 306 | #310 | 8 | #3,358 |
| 1933 | 318 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 344 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 393 | #279 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 449 | #265 | 6 | #4,371 |
| 1929 | 443 | #265 | 5 | #5,029 |
| 1928 | 477 | #259 | 9 | #3,353 |
| 1927 | 492 | #259 | 10 | #3,204 |
| 1926 | 518 | #248 | 7 | #4,141 |
| 1925 | 501 | #254 | 5 | #5,499 |
| 1924 | 483 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 504 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 451 | #266 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 502 | #250 | 7 | #4,296 |
| 1920 | 408 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 353 | #287 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 351 | #292 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 359 | #267 | 6 | #4,410 |
| 1916 | 379 | #254 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 354 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 289 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 166 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 152 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 56 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 47 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 27 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 28 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 20 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 15 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 14 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 13 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 10 | #777 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #1,018 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 7 | #903 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mario reached #102 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #2,332 in 1973. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mario
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.