Mario
Mario is a male given name: 99% of people named Mario are men, and it is recorded as male in 21 of the 21 countries covered.
Mario · Mário
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Italy, Malta
- Also spelled
- Mário
- US births since 1880
- 144,018 male / 1,092 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Mario
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mario," in English, "Guten Tag Mario," in German. Mario is a male given name: about 99% of people named Mario are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Mario,
German
Guten Tag Mario,
French
Bonjour Mario,
Spanish
Estimado/a Mario:
Chinese
Mario您好：
Japanese
Mario様
English
Hi Mario,
German
Hi Mario,
French
Salut Mario,
Spanish
Hola Mario,
Chinese
Mario你好：
Japanese
Marioさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 99% |
| Italy | common | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | common | man's name | 98% |
| Portugal | common | man's name | 98% |
| Croatia | common | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
Show all 21 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Albania | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Bulgaria | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Romania | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Montenegro | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Norway | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
144,018 male · 1,092 female · 145,110 births recorded
Since 1980: 99% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mario a male or female name?
Mario is a male given name: 99% of people named Mario are men, and it is recorded as male in 21 of the 21 countries covered.
How do I address Mario in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mario," in English, "Guten Tag Mario," in German. Mario is a male given name: about 99% of people named Mario are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Mario a unisex name?
Mario is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Mario are men. Mario leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Mario a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mario (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_mario,
title = {Is Mario a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mario},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}