Mario is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1980 and has grown less common since.
Mario is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #438 for boy births in the United States (and #883 across all names), given to 721 babies. Mario first appears in 1897 and peaked in 1980 (2,936 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 721 | 721 | — | #438 |
| 2024 | 810 | 815 | — | #398 |
| 2023 | 791 | 791 | — | #404 |
| 2022 | 902 | 902 | — | #365 |
| 2021 | 937 | 937 | — | #348 |
| 2020 | 999 | 999 | — | #329 |
| 2019 | 1,030 | 1,037 | — | #323 |
| 2018 | 1,022 | 1,031 | — | #328 |
| 2017 | 1,139 | 1,148 | — | #307 |
| 2016 | 1,156 | 1,162 | — | #307 |
| 2015 | 1,294 | 1,302 | — | #286 |
| 2014 | 1,368 | 1,377 | — | #269 |
| 2013 | 1,428 | 1,442 | — | #255 |
| 2012 | 1,445 | 1,461 | — | #254 |
| 2011 | 1,598 | 1,615 | — | #224 |
| 2010 | 1,708 | 1,725 | — | #208 |
| 2009 | 1,938 | 1,958 | — | #198 |
| 2008 | 2,173 | 2,194 | #16,746 | #184 |
| 2007 | 2,291 | 2,315 | — | #180 |
| 2006 | 2,300 | 2,323 | #19,019 | #178 |
| 2005 | 2,304 | 2,322 | — | #179 |
| 2004 | 2,271 | 2,296 | #11,294 | #178 |
| 2003 | 2,364 | 2,385 | #15,063 | #168 |
| 2002 | 2,271 | 2,299 | #14,752 | #170 |
| 2001 | 2,229 | 2,260 | #8,545 | #170 |
| 2000 | 2,333 | 2,360 | — | #167 |
| 1999 | 2,295 | 2,333 | #12,191 | #163 |
| 1998 | 2,267 | 2,327 | #13,502 | #151 |
| 1997 | 2,304 | — | #9,521 | #152 |
| 1996 | 2,385 | — | #10,170 | #147 |
| 1995 | 2,404 | — | #6,894 | #149 |
| 1994 | 2,482 | — | #5,889 | #142 |
| 1993 | 2,484 | — | #6,485 | #138 |
| 1992 | 2,644 | — | #5,627 | #128 |
| 1991 | 2,598 | — | #4,427 | #127 |
| 1990 | 2,847 | — | #4,185 | #119 |
| 1989 | 2,873 | — | #3,451 | #116 |
| 1988 | 2,925 | — | #3,132 | #106 |
| 1987 | 2,781 | — | #2,420 | #108 |
| 1986 | 2,512 | — | #2,704 | #112 |
| 1985 | 2,443 | — | #3,299 | #117 |
| 1984 | 2,372 | — | #3,480 | #116 |
| 1983 | 2,401 | — | #3,033 | #115 |
| 1982 | 2,687 | — | #3,224 | #109 |
| 1981 | 2,739 | — | #3,307 | #109 |
| 1980 | 2,974 | — | #2,517 | #102 |
| 1979 | 2,734 | — | #2,771 | #103 |
| 1978 | 2,263 | — | #2,612 | #114 |
| 1977 | 2,154 | — | #2,592 | #129 |
| 1976 | 2,057 | — | #2,701 | #130 |
| 1975 | 2,091 | — | #2,491 | #125 |
| 1974 | 2,091 | — | #2,589 | #128 |
| 1973 | 2,051 | — | #2,332 | #129 |
| 1972 | 1,955 | — | #2,561 | #138 |
| 1971 | 1,929 | — | #2,844 | #154 |
| 1970 | 1,924 | — | #2,747 | #159 |
| 1969 | 1,652 | — | #2,885 | #170 |
| 1968 | 1,382 | — | #2,518 | #186 |
| 1967 | 1,329 | — | #2,929 | #187 |
| 1966 | 1,304 | — | #3,481 | #190 |
| 1965 | 1,301 | — | #3,868 | #197 |
| 1964 | 1,369 | — | #4,537 | #204 |
| 1963 | 1,329 | — | #5,139 | #213 |
| 1962 | 1,325 | — | #3,706 | #211 |
| 1961 | 1,309 | — | #3,924 | #216 |
| 1960 | 1,336 | — | #4,353 | #211 |
| 1959 | 1,216 | — | #3,952 | #227 |
| 1958 | 1,198 | — | #4,767 | #219 |
| 1957 | 1,157 | — | #6,701 | #224 |
| 1956 | 1,216 | — | #4,703 | #214 |
| 1955 | 1,088 | — | #3,319 | #219 |
| 1954 | 1,081 | — | #4,521 | #213 |
| 1953 | 1,007 | — | #3,606 | #215 |
| 1952 | 971 | — | — | #211 |
| 1951 | 869 | — | #5,210 | #224 |
| 1950 | 746 | — | — | #246 |
| 1949 | 611 | — | #5,744 | #268 |
| 1948 | 622 | — | — | #262 |
| 1947 | 500 | — | — | #308 |
| 1946 | 390 | — | #4,268 | #330 |
| 1945 | 350 | — | #4,997 | #320 |
| 1944 | 340 | — | — | #328 |
| 1943 | 331 | — | — | #337 |
| 1942 | 303 | — | — | #347 |
| 1941 | 270 | — | — | #357 |
| 1940 | 294 | — | — | #334 |
| 1939 | 238 | — | — | #369 |
| 1938 | 297 | — | — | #320 |
| 1937 | 271 | — | — | #330 |
| 1936 | 300 | — | #3,990 | #311 |
| 1935 | 304 | — | — | #312 |
| 1934 | 314 | — | #3,358 | #310 |
| 1933 | 318 | — | — | #297 |
| 1932 | 344 | — | — | #297 |
| 1931 | 393 | — | — | #279 |
| 1930 | 455 | — | #4,370 | #265 |
| 1929 | 448 | — | #5,029 | #265 |
| 1928 | 486 | — | #3,353 | #259 |
| 1927 | 502 | — | #3,204 | #259 |
| 1926 | 525 | — | #4,141 | #248 |
| 1925 | 506 | — | #5,499 | #253 |
| 1924 | 483 | — | — | #260 |
| 1923 | 504 | — | — | #251 |
| 1922 | 451 | — | — | #266 |
| 1921 | 509 | — | #4,296 | #250 |
| 1920 | 408 | — | — | #276 |
| 1919 | 353 | — | — | #287 |
| 1918 | 351 | — | — | #292 |
| 1917 | 365 | — | #4,410 | #267 |
| 1916 | 379 | — | — | #254 |
| 1915 | 354 | — | — | #255 |
| 1914 | 289 | — | — | #252 |
| 1913 | 166 | — | — | #312 |
| 1912 | 152 | — | — | #289 |
| 1911 | 56 | — | — | #376 |
| 1910 | 47 | — | — | #379 |
| 1909 | 27 | — | — | #500 |
| 1908 | 28 | — | — | #471 |
| 1907 | 20 | — | — | #551 |
| 1906 | 15 | — | — | #634 |
| 1905 | 14 | — | — | #655 |
| 1904 | 13 | — | — | #672 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | — | #1,087 |
| 1902 | 10 | — | — | #777 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #1,018 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | — | #1,432 |
| 1897 | 7 | — | — | #903 |