Given name
Marios
“a manly man”
Marios is a variant of Mario. One Latin interpretation is “a manly man.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marios is a variant of Mario. One Latin interpretation is “a manly man.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marios is a variant of Mario. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marios through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 106
- 106 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 377 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marios
- Marios Joannou EliaCypriot composer, academic and arts administratorborn 1978
- Marios OikonomouGreek footballer (1992–2026)
- Mario FrangoulisGreek singerborn 1966
- Marios GeorgiouCypriot artistic gymnastborn 1997
- Marios GaroyianCypriot politicianborn 1961
- Marios NicolaouCypriot association football playerborn 1983
- Marios EliaCypriot footballer (born 1979)
- Marios VarvoglisGreek composer (1883–1967)1885–1967
- Marios AntoniadisCypriot footballerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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