Mario
- Meaning:
- From the Roman family name Marius
- Origin:
- Latin
About the name Mario
Italian and Latin name from the Roman gens Marius; widely used across the Mediterranean.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- January 19
Popularity with newborns
Mario has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
28,582 people in Croatia are called Mario, according to the 2021 census. That is #13 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Mario is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Mario
- Mario Mandžukić — Croatian footballer, scored in 2018 World Cup final
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.