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The baby name Mario is a Male name , 32 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈmɑːri.oʊ/ (MAH-ree-oh); Italian/Spanish: /ˈmarjo/ (MAR-yo); Portuguese: /ˈmaɾju/ (MAH-ryoo).

Mario is Latin, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 32.0
Origin: Latin, Spanish
Pronunciation: English: /ˈmɑːri.oʊ/ (MAH-ree-oh); Italian/Spanish: /ˈmarjo/ (MAR-yo); Portuguese: /ˈmaɾju/ (MAH-ryoo)

What is the meaning of the name Mario ?

The baby name Mario is a Male name , 32 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈmɑːri.oʊ/ (MAH-ree-oh); Italian/Spanish: /ˈmarjo/ (MAR-yo); Portuguese: /ˈmaɾju/ (MAH-ryoo).

Mario is Latin, Spanish in Origin.

Mario is the Italian and Spanish form of the Latin name Marius, a venerable Roman family name. Most scholars connect Marius to Mars, the Roman god of war, giving Mario the sense of "warlike" or "dedicated to Mars"; a minority view links it to Latin mas/maris, "male, virile." The name’s classical pedigree includes the celebrated general Gaius Marius, which helped sustain its learned aura in post-Roman Europe.

As a given name, Mario took firm root in Italy, Spain, and later across Latin America and the Balkans, flourishing from the Renaissance revival of classical names and expanding widely in the 19th–20th centuries through migration. Variants and related forms include Portuguese Mário, French and Romanian Marius, Catalan Màrius, and Romanian Marian; Italian compounds such as Gianmario also occur. Feminine counterpart: Maria. Common short forms vary by language, from Marietto (Italian) to Marito (Spanish, informal).

Mario has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Mario

Mario Vargas Llosa Politician · Born 1936 · Spain Mario Vargas Llosa is a famous Peruvian writer and politician, known for his influential novels and essays. He gained international fame with works like 'The Time of the Hero', 'Conversation in the Cathedral', and 'The Feast of the Goat'. In addition to his literary career, he has been involved in politics, notably running for the presidency of Peru in 1990. Mario Draghi Politician · Born 1947 · Italy Mario Draghi is best known for leading the European Central Bank during the eurozone crisis and later serving as prime minister of Italy from 2021 to 2022. He is an Italian economist, banker, academic, and public official who was president of the ECB from 2011 to 2019. Mario Monti Politician · Born 1943 · Italy Mario Monti is best known as the Italian economist and politician who served as prime minister of Italy from 2011 to 2013 during the country's debt crisis. He also held major roles in the European Commission from 1995 to 2004, overseeing areas including the internal market and competition policy.
Mário Soares Politician · Born 1924 · Portugal Mário Soares was a prominent Portuguese politician, best known for serving as the Prime Minister and later as the President of Portugal. He played a crucial role in the country's transition to democracy after the Carnation Revolution. His leadership helped shape modern Portugal. Cantinflas Actor|musician · Born 1911 · Mexico Cantinflas, stage name of Mario Moreno, was a hugely famous Mexican comedian, actor, and filmmaker best known for his witty comic persona in films like Ahí está el detalle, Around the World in 80 Days, and El padrecito. He became one of the most celebrated entertainers in Mexico and remained widely popular across Latin America and Spain. Mario Cuomo Politician · Born 1932 · United States Mario Cuomo was best known as the three-term governor of New York, serving from 1983 to 1994. He was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who also served as New York’s lieutenant governor from 1979 to 1982 and secretary of state from 1975 to 1978.

Mario – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2022 #1 — 794
Germany Boys 2025 #1 — 423
MT Boys 0 #2 899 4,064
GT Boys 0 #5 7,886 7,625
HR Boys 0 #5 6,852 3,997
MT 0 #5 49 1,767
GT 0 #7 1,317 5,948
CR Boys 0 #8 5,536 10,188
KR 0 #8 1 201
AL 0 #9 83 2,372
BO 0 #9 1,581 6,868
BO Boys 0 #9 11,261 9,244
HN 0 #9 15 704
HT 0 #9 4 399
SV Boys 0 #9 22 352
HR 0 #10 697 2,081
SV 0 #11 1 283
AL Boys 0 #13 1,121 5,122
HN Boys 0 #16 43 749
Austria Boys 0 #18 5,972 2,180
IT Boys 0 #18 198,130 10,046
NA 0 #21 13 2,537
AR Boys 0 #23 8,194 7,628
MX Boys 0 #24 47,958 16,355
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
HT Boys 0 #28 7 903
CR 0 #29 168 5,526
PE Boys 0 #29 17,008 14,506
UY Boys 0 #29 5,208 5,922
AO Boys 0 #31 552 5,568
CL Boys 0 #31 21,514 13,390
Austria 0 #32 381 850
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
ID 0 #32 8 2,238
PA 0 #32 118 3,797
Germany Boys 0 #33 16,715 5,697
EE 0 #33 5 1,051
Spain Boys 0 #34 23,947 5,610
AO 0 #35 43 2,729
EC 0 #35 91 2,502
PA Boys 0 #35 3,400 9,305
MX 0 #36 1,256 8,339
EC Boys 0 #38 627 3,322
LU Boys 0 #40 336 4,970
MU Boys 0 #43 1,101 8,477
PR 0 #43 13 1,497
IT Boys 2015 #44 1,005 46
IT 0 #46 7,241 4,183
PT Boys 0 #46 3,911 7,951
MO 0 #47 6 2,706
BG Boys 0 #48 443 3,850
CO Boys 0 #50 29,103 15,656
CY Boys 0 #51 108 3,473
CM 0 #52 5 2,592
BG 0 #53 28 1,799
NA Boys 0 #54 264 6,830
CY 0 #55 6 1,632
PE 0 #55 409 6,350
JM 0 #56 32 3,714
Austria Boys 2010 #57 129 61
LU 0 #58 9 2,830
PH Boys 0 #60 569 11,440
CL 0 #62 1,241 6,867
JP 0 #62 16 4,057
SI 0 #65 15 1,612
JM Boys 0 #70 356 6,876
AR 0 #71 135 2,915
MV Boys 0 #72 8 3,375
PR Boys 0 #72 141 2,508
EE Boys 0 #73 65 2,087
Spain 0 #73 1,043 2,326
CO 0 #74 1,553 7,768
PH 0 #74 23 5,607
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
Germany 0 #75 825 2,542
RS 0 #77 8 923
JP Boys 0 #79 306 7,909
MD Boys 0 #79 3 756
CN 0 #81 6 3,857
QA 0 #82 19 7,011
RS Boys 0 #84 91 2,277
UY 0 #86 102 2,477
GR Boys 0 #91 245 6,912
BR Boys 0 #94 5,539 12,213
ID Boys 0 #96 36 4,130
SI Boys 0 #96 128 3,402
MU 0 #97 42 3,613
SD 0 #97 6 2,130
OM 0 #99 18 6,215
TW 0 #100 4 4,523
GR 0 #105 30 3,911
BN Boys 0 #108 26 6,332
Switzerland Boys 2024 #109 29 1,769
GE Boys 0 #109 2 2,055
BW Boys 0 #112 38 4,685
HU 0 #113 3 1,675
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
KW 0 #117 5 5,216
PT 0 #117 185 4,161
CY Girls 0 #124 2 3,755
HU Boys 0 #127 50 3,954
PL Boys 0 #129 429 6,459
Norway Boys 2025 #131 4 444
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
IQ 0 #131 3 3,533
MO Boys 0 #131 95 5,842
AE 0 #135 43 10,220
CZ Boys 0 #135 256 6,530
LT Boys 0 #135 16 2,166
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
EG Boys 0 #139 4,884 15,035
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
NL Boys 0 #142 3,026 5,873
MT Girls 0 #148 6 3,773
BW Girls 0 #151 1 4,216
LB 0 #164 994 13,263
CZ 0 #170 16 3,154
Sweden Boys 2022 #173 10 1,509
BR 0 #182 179 5,969
LU Girls 0 #188 3 4,850
AL Girls 0 #189 34 4,141
TW Boys 0 #189 53 7,111
DK 0 #190 14 5,198
PL 0 #191 22 2,600
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
SA 0 #200 96 10,560
NA Girls 0 #206 19 7,146
PS 0 #206 13 5,692
ZA Boys 0 #208 3,101 25,619
CN Boys 0 #211 112 9,639
IR 0 #214 16 4,221
AO Girls 0 #215 3 4,575
DK Boys 0 #217 110 7,401
Belgium Boys 2001 #222 18 417
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
ZA 0 #237 215 14,421
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
GR Girls 0 #241 9 6,293
GH 0 #244 5 5,396
SG 0 #244 26 11,010
IL 0 #246 29 6,291
HR Girls 0 #247 43 3,687
JP Girls 0 #247 5 6,592
NG 0 #254 11 5,926
NL 0 #254 143 2,481
EC Girls 0 #255 4 3,650
EG 0 #257 170 6,387
KZ Boys 0 #259 31 6,578
MO Girls 0 #263 1 7,056
SD Boys 0 #268 190 10,523
JM Girls 0 #276 3 7,507
Canada Boys 2024 #280 27 2,588
France Girls 1962 #281 4 1,192
GH Boys 0 #286 61 8,138
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
MY 0 #310 21 12,352
HK 0 #319 30 8,483
IR Boys 0 #328 272 10,162
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #329 4 5,862
HK Boys 0 #331 216 12,905
JO Boys 0 #334 44 7,057
GH Girls 0 #335 3 6,973
IL Boys 0 #337 316 10,983
France Boys 2021 #338 50 2,865
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
QA Girls 0 #340 4 15,378
PL Girls 0 #344 11 5,096
PS Boys 0 #347 216 10,655
CZ Girls 0 #349 3 5,378
SD Girls 0 #354 5 7,678
CN Girls 0 #355 5 8,829
MU Girls 0 #356 7 8,539
United States Boys 2024 #358 808 7,044
YE 0 #360 22 8,639
Finland Boys 0 #366 62 2,041
CM Boys 0 #372 196 12,054
TN 0 #376 737 13,765
RU Boys 0 #387 119 12,621
Austria Girls 0 #400 21 1,885
BD Girls 0 #405 2 8,413
OM Girls 0 #417 8 15,987
PH Girls 0 #422 8 13,098
PT Girls 0 #429 23 7,952
GT Girls 0 #439 67 7,500
QA Boys 0 #440 276 18,093
LY 0 #442 94 12,703
PA Girls 0 #443 39 9,861
BH 0 #471 83 17,937
KW Boys 0 #472 313 18,755
UY Girls 0 #476 35 6,731
RU Girls 0 #486 13 11,913
CR Girls 0 #492 41 11,342
SG Boys 0 #500 202 17,960
SY 0 #502 244 11,684
IT Girls 0 #503 1,830 9,415
KW Girls 0 #505 11 19,177
IQ Girls 0 #517 9 11,303
CM Girls 0 #519 22 11,671
BO Girls 0 #520 92 9,488
DZ 0 #535 915 20,130
AE Girls 0 #538 16 20,968
IR Girls 0 #540 6 8,334
PS Girls 0 #544 4 10,981
AR Girls 0 #549 51 8,289
IQ Boys 0 #556 112 13,071
BD Boys 0 #562 15 10,045
Finland Boys 2026 #570 113 3,552
MA 0 #581 731 20,986
SA Boys 0 #581 1,834 28,008
HK Girls 0 #605 11 16,104
SG Girls 0 #626 7 18,916
IL Girls 0 #642 4 11,648
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
NG Boys 0 #656 323 16,906
AE Boys 0 #667 461 22,615
OM Boys 0 #672 210 17,948
CL Girls 0 #676 176 14,098
MY Boys 0 #733 402 25,439
Finland Girls 2026 #734 5 3,895
NG Girls 0 #747 40 15,093
Spain Girls 0 #762 223 5,561
CO Girls 0 #764 340 16,140
MX Girls 0 #784 449 17,781
PE Girls 0 #786 159 14,861
Germany Girls 0 #792 47 4,949
EG Girls 0 #804 156 14,742
BR Girls 0 #871 71 12,708
SA Girls 0 #886 50 25,931
NL Girls 0 #896 60 5,933
United States Girls 2008 #955 6 10,120
MY Girls 0 #967 28 24,821
IN Boys 0 #969 33 16,750
TR 0 #1,035 177 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,037 105 25,928

Mario is popular in 94 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
Canada
Ireland
Austria

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People also ask about Mario

Mario is predominantly a boy's name.
Mario is a 32 syllable name, pronounced English: /ˈmɑːri.oʊ/ (MAH-ree-oh); Italian/Spanish: /ˈmarjo/ (MAR-yo); Portuguese: /ˈmaɾju/ (MAH-ryoo).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Marius, Mariano, Mário, Maris, Māris and Marino.
Across languages, Mario has these equivalents: Marius (Latin), Mariano (Spanish/Italian), Mário (Portuguese), Mariusz (Polish), Māris (Latvian), and 1 more.
Yes, very popular — Mario ranked #1 in Ireland in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 13 countries.
Mario ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2022).
Mario's popularity is declining. It moved from #329 in 2011 to #338 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 13 notable people named Mario are in our database, including Mario Vargas Llosa (Politician), Mario Draghi (Politician), Mario Monti (Politician).