Mario
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Italian or Spanish. Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Mario, both of which coming from Latin Marius.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Mario (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Mario has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2013. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 15 |
| 1999 | 12 |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 18 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2006 | 23 |
| 2007 | 20 |
| 2008 | 17 |
| 2009 | 15 |
| 2010 | 15 |
| 2011 | 20 |
| 2012 | 10 |
| 2013 | 24 |
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2015 | 19 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 10 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,072 |
| 2000 | 1,085 |
| 2001 | 1,110 |
| 2002 | 1,130 |
| 2003 | 1,164 |
| 2004 | 1,193 |
| 2005 | 1,213 |
| 2006 | 1,236 |
| 2007 | 1,278 |
| 2008 | 1,331 |
| 2009 | 1,361 |
| 2010 | 1,385 |
| 2011 | 1,428 |
| 2012 | 1,444 |
| 2013 | 1,484 |
| 2014 | 1,533 |
| 2015 | 1,581 |
| 2016 | 1,623 |
| 2017 | 1,663 |
| 2018 | 1,700 |
| 2019 | 1,727 |
| 2020 | 1,747 |
Mario in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Mario.Hi! My name is Mario.
- Mario bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Mario lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Mario kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Mario is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Marios mamma är lärare.Mario's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Marios mamma is Mario's mum.
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Questions about Mario
How do you pronounce Mario in Swedish?
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What does the name Mario mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Italian or Spanish. Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Mario, both of which coming from Latin Marius.
How popular is Mario in Sweden?
10 babies were named Mario in 2022. In 2020, 1,747 people in Sweden had Mario as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2013 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.