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 Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. 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	--
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

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.