Boy name Latin origin Catholic tradition

Mario

MAR-ee-oh · 5 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Of Mars or warlike
Language
Latin
Culture
Italian
Religion
Catholic
Style era
modern
Themes
Italian · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#398
2024 births808
Peak year1980
First appeared1897
Total US births150,569
1980 peak18971929196119922024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Marrio
In other languages
MariusMarioMarian

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Mario Andretti
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