Marin
Marin was the 2043rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 93 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 837th; the most babies were born in 2007 (324). Over the last ten years it has moved down 560 places. More babies were named Marin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Maren) of the sea (Danish form of Marina) · Danish, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #2,043 girls, down 256 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 93girls
- Girls and boys
- 85% girls, 15% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007324 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,106babies recorded
What does the name Marin mean?
Marin is a spelling of Maren, pronounced the same way, so it shares Maren's meaning and origin.
Maren is a Danish and Norwegian name, from Latin Marina, as Wiktionary notes. DMNES derives Marina from Latin marinus, "of the sea", and lists early saints; it records Marine in a Danish source of 1581. Wiktionary adds that Marina may also have been treated as a form of Maria. Maren is used in Scandinavian families and increasingly in the US.
marīnus (Latin, “of the sea”)
How sure is this? Probable. From Marina; the 'sea' meaning applies to Marina, which may also have mixed with Maria.
Related names: Marina, Marin, Maria.
See also: Latin names, names that mean water.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Maren', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Marina', DMNES, Durham University
- Wiktionary, entry 'Marina', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
Marin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,043 | #4,975 | 93 | 20 |
| 2020 | #1,787 | #7,874 | 111 | 10 |
| 2010 | #1,194 | #5,933 | 204 | 15 |
| 2000 | #1,418 | #4,156 | 131 | 19 |
| 1990 | #2,423 | #4,576 | 51 | 12 |
| 1980 | #1,925 | #3,365 | 56 | 13 |
| 1970 | #4,661 | #3,196 | 12 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | #3,913 | — | 6 |
| 1950 | — | #2,389 | — | 11 |
| 1940 | — | #3,034 | — | 7 |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #4,105 | — | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Marin, counting every spelling?
Marin is a spelling of Maren, a name family that ranked #389 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,043 for Marin on its own. Together these spellings went to 855 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maren | 654 | #472 | 3,078 |
| Marin | 93 | #2,043 | 541 |
| Maryn | 85 | #2,187 | 408 |
| Marren | 17 | #6,734 | 70 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Marin?
93 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marin (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 90 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marin?
About 6,000 people born in the US named Marin are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 12 and 26. That makes Marin mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Marin by state
How common Marin was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marin: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marin
What does Marin mean?
Marin is a spelling of Maren, which means “of the sea (Danish form of Marina)” (Danish, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Marin?
Marin was the 2043rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 93 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 837th; the most babies were born in 2007 (324). Over the last ten years it has moved down 560 places. More babies were named Marin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Marin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 85% girls, 15% boys given the name Marin in the US.
Where is Marin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marin was most common in Colorado (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by Massachusetts and Minnesota.