Declining since 1989.
Popularity of Dmario since 1979
Babies named Dmario per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 105 |
| 1990s | 144 |
| 2000s | 113 |
| 2010s | 62 |
| 2020s | 22 |
Meaning & origin
Dmario is a modern American invention, first recorded in 1979. Its peak came in 1990, after which its usage has declined. The name exemplifies a creative naming trend where a conventional name like Mario is given a distinctive twist with a prefixed letter. While never entering the top 1,000 nationally, Dmario saw modest use during the 1990s, the decade of its highest frequency.
Dmario is a modern invented name, formed by adding the initial D- to the well-established Italian name Mario. It emerged in the United States in the late 1970s, fitting a pattern of creating distinctive names by prefixing a common name with a consonant. The name Mario itself is the Italian and Spanish form of Marius, a Roman family name possibly derived from Mars, the god of war.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: D, Mario, Rio
Sibling names for Dmario
Names that share Dmario's style, for a brother or sister.
