Mario
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Mario comes from a Roman clan name. Mario may come from Mars, god of war, and is glossed as “follower of Mars” or “manly.” Mario is also treated as the masculine of Maria, “bitter.” Popular with Hispanic and Italian families, Mario calls up Mario Batali, Mario Lopez, Mario Lanza, and the Super Mario Brothers.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Numerology for Baby Names, 10,000 Baby Names, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Baby Names Made Easy
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Usage of Mario in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Mario against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Mario is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Mario in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 721 boys were named Mario, making it the #438 boys' name in the US. Since 1897, 151,310 boys have been named Mario, with the most (2,936) in 1980. It is most common, relative to births, in Nevada, Texas and Arizona.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Mario in other languages
- Marius Dutch, Latin, Romanian
- Marion Dutch, English
- Mariusz Polish
- Màrius Catalan
- Márió Hungarian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Mario
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Mario, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Mario | 2025 | Eastern Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Tropical storm Mario | 2019 | Eastern Pacific | 111 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Mario
There are 192 towns and villages with Mario in their name, in 21 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 107🇧🇷 Brazil 39🇮🇩 Indonesia 13🇲🇿 Mozambique 11🇬🇹 Guatemala 3🇵🇰 Pakistan 3🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 2🇧🇩 Bangladesh 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Mário Campos | Minas Gerais, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 15,900 | Map |
| Mario Sauza | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 605 | Map |
| Mario Souza | Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 228 | Map |
| Mario Souza | Chiapas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 144 | Map |
| Monte Mario | Oaxaca, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 99 | Map |
| Mario Carvajal | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 9 | Map |
| Mario Palacios | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 9 | Map |
| Mario Guajardo | Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 8 | Map |
| Mario Hernández | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 7 | Map |
| Mario Rodríguez | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 6 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Mario
There are 15 lakes and reservoirs with Mario in their name.
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| Lac Mario | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Mario | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Mario | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Mario | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Mario | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Mario | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Mario | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Mario | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Mario | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Mario | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Mario songs
6 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Mario in their title. The best known:
- Super Mario Bros. theme music – Koji Kondo (1985)
- Mario – Luambo Makiadi (1985)
- Hanno ammazzato il mario / La zolfara – Ornella Vanoni (1959)
- Mario Balotelli – Ruff Sqwad (2012)
- Mario kart – Seyi Vibez (2025)
- Western Show on Super Mario World
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Mario
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Mario.
Mario
Mario Aldo Montano
Mario Andretti
Mario Balotelli
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Fictional characters named Mario
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Mario as a pet name
FurryName has found 189 dogs named Mario in public pet registers, making it the #1,011 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Vancouver (4), Port Moody (2), Tacoma (1). Mario as a dog name →
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