Mario vs Mark

Side-by-side comparison of Mario and Mark - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Mario

Boy name · Rank #398

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Name B

Mark

Boy name · Rank #244

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Metric Mario Mark
Current Rank #398 #244
Total Births (all years) 151,310 1,362,176
Peak Year 1980 1960
Peak Year Births 2,936 58,727
Peak Decade 1980s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1897 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Mario Mark
1880s - 928
1890s 7 953
1900s 144 971
1910s 2,506 4,134
1920s 4,779 6,495
1930s 3,214 7,444
1940s 3,994 50,731
1950s 10,479 382,589
1960s 13,491 441,390
1970s 20,949 194,260
1980s 26,396 129,442
1990s 24,573 75,816
2000s 22,430 37,257
2010s 13,188 21,108
2020s 5,160 8,658

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Mario Mark
2014 1,368 2,194
2015 1,294 2,078
2016 1,156 2,066
2017 1,139 1,948
2018 1,022 1,874
2019 1,030 1,685
2020 999 1,552
2021 937 1,408
2022 902 1,434
2023 791 1,401
2024 810 1,447
2025 721 1,416

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1897–2025.

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