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Mario Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Mario?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Mario, ranked the 325th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Mario has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #103 for the first time in 1979 and as recently as 1980 with 2,935 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Mario in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1899.

Approximately during the years 1903-1915, 1918-1921, 1944-1952, 1953-1956, 1966-1970, 1976-1980, and 1984-1987 the name Mario took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Mario's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Mario has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Mario?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Mario is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Mario (Girl)Mario (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 1,018 325
2017 < 5 -- 1,135 307
2016 < 5 -- 1,154 307
2015 < 5 -- 1,289 285
2014 < 5 -- 1,364 270
2013 < 5 -- 1,419 255
2012 < 5 -- 1,442 254
2011 < 5 -- 1,597 224
2010 < 5 -- 1,708 208
2009 < 5 -- 1,938 198
2008 6 16,738 2,163 184
2007 < 5 -- 2,287 180
2006 5 19,009 2,295 178
2005 < 5 -- 2,299 179
2004 9 11,288 2,260 178
2003 6 15,057 2,358 167
2002 6 14,744 2,264 170
2001 12 8,541 2,216 170
2000 < 5 -- 2,333 167
1999 7 12,191 2,288 163
1998 6 13,499 2,261 151
1997 9 9,519 2,295 151
1996 8 10,170 2,378 147
1995 13 6,892 2,390 149
1994 16 5,887 2,466 142
1993 14 6,485 2,469 138
1992 17 5,627 2,625 128
1991 23 4,425 2,575 127
1990 24 4,183 2,823 119
1989 30 3,453 2,844 116
1988 32 3,131 2,892 106
1987 43 2,420 2,738 108
1986 36 2,705 2,474 112
1985 27 3,296 2,414 117
1984 24 3,479 2,349 116
1983 28 3,031 2,375 115
1982 27 3,223 2,660 109
1981 26 3,301 2,715 109
1980 38 2,519 2,935 103
1979 31 2,831 2,703 103
1978 33 2,611 2,228 114
1977 33 2,588 2,122 129
1976 29 2,700 2,028 130
1975 32 2,489 2,057 125
1974 29 2,587 2,062 128
1973 33 2,332 2,019 129
1972 28 2,557 1,928 137
1971 25 2,843 1,902 154
1970 26 2,746 1,901 159
1969 22 2,883 1,632 170
1968 25 2,517 1,355 186
1967 19 2,928 1,309 187
1966 14 3,480 1,293 190
1965 12 3,866 1,290 197
1964 10 4,535 1,357 204
1963 8 5,141 1,319 213
1962 13 3,706 1,313 211
1961 12 3,923 1,296 216
1960 10 4,349 1,323 212
1959 11 3,953 1,203 228
1958 8 4,765 1,185 222
1957 5 6,703 1,155 223
1956 8 4,702 1,209 214
1955 13 3,322 1,077 219
1954 8 4,517 1,072 213
1953 11 3,602 995 215
1952 < 5 -- 972 211
1951 6 5,210 864 224
1950 < 5 -- 743 246
1949 5 5,743 607 267
1948 < 5 -- 621 262
1947 < 5 -- 499 308
1946 7 4,267 383 331
1945 5 4,997 345 320
1944 < 5 -- 340 328
1943 < 5 -- 331 337
1942 < 5 -- 301 349
1941 < 5 -- 271 357
1940 < 5 -- 293 334
1939 < 5 -- 238 369
1938 < 5 -- 297 320
1937 < 5 -- 271 330
1936 6 3,990 294 311
1935 < 5 -- 304 312
1934 8 3,357 306 310
1933 < 5 -- 317 299
1932 < 5 -- 345 297
1931 < 5 -- 393 279
1930 6 4,367 449 265
1929 5 5,026 443 265
1928 9 3,353 477 259
1927 10 3,204 492 258
1926 7 4,142 518 248
1925 5 5,499 501 254
1924 < 5 -- 483 260
1923 < 5 -- 504 251
1922 < 5 -- 451 266
1921 7 4,296 502 250
1920 < 5 -- 408 276
1919 < 5 -- 353 287
1918 < 5 -- 351 292
1917 6 4,410 359 267
1916 < 5 -- 379 254
1915 < 5 -- 354 255
1914 < 5 -- 289 252
1913 < 5 -- 166 312
1912 < 5 -- 152 289
1911 < 5 -- 56 376
1910 < 5 -- 47 379
1909 < 5 -- 27 500
1908 < 5 -- 28 471
1907 < 5 -- 20 551
1906 < 5 -- 15 634
1905 < 5 -- 14 655
1904 < 5 -- 13 672
1903 < 5 -- 6 1,087
1902 < 5 -- 10 777
1901 < 5 -- 6 1,018
1900 < 5 -- 5 1,432
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- 7 903
1896 < 5 -- < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.