Lamario
Masculine · “Mario”
Lamario sets the American La- opening in front of Mario, the Italian name that a racing driver and a tenor made famous across the United States. It keeps Mario's strong middle stress and rolling ending intact.
How old is the name Lamario?
Lamario first appears in US birth records in 1973 — 52 years ago. The typical Lamario alive today was born around 1989, making them about 36 years old. About 600 people named Lamario are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Lamario most popular?
Lamario peaked in 1982, reaching #1999 nationally. See the whole 1982 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Marius to Lamario
The story of Lamario
Two men made Mario an American name. Mario Andretti spent part of his childhood in a refugee camp in Tuscany after the Second World War, came to Nazareth, Pennsylvania, as a teenager, and went on to win the Indianapolis 500 and the Formula One world championship. Mario Lanza, the tenor who played Caruso on film, was born Alfredo Cocozza in Philadelphia and built his stage name from his mother's, Maria Lanza. Lamario adds the La- opening to their name.
Meaningscholars disagree
Mario, from the Roman family name Marius
Mario is the Italian form of Marius, a Roman family name whose source is argued over; it is often linked to Mars or to mas, male. The La- in front is an American addition with no meaning of its own.
How the name formed
- Marius
- Mario
- Lamario
Related forms: Mario · Marius · Mario
Pronouncing Lamario
luh-MAR-ee-oh
Stress on the second syllable, as in Mario.
Nicknames for Lamario
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1973
- Most boys named
- 198729 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1999reached in 1982
- Change vs 2021
- −16.7%5 in 2023, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Lamario in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Mario in Italian — related form
- Marius in Latin — related form
- Mario in Spanish — related form
Lamarios among us
people named Lamario are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Lamario sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Mario is built in, a familiar and well-liked name.
- It is rare, so it stands out.
- It is easy to say from sight.
- Many people will think of the video game plumber when they hear Mario.
- It will be spelled LaMario or Lemario, and he will need to say which.
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Frequently asked
- How many Lamarios are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Lamario are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Lamario in 2025?
- Lamario is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Lamario with classmates?
- Lamario will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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