Marina
Marina was the 602nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 488 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 218th with 1,307 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 56 places. More babies were named Marina in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning of the sea (Latin) · Latin
Say it muh-REE-nuh /məˈrinə/
- Rank in 2025
- #602 girls, up 102 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 488girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19941,307 babies
- Total since 1880
- 39,565babies recorded
What does the name Marina mean?
Marina is a Latin name, the feminine of Marinus, from marinus, of the sea. DMNES glosses it "of the sea; marine" and lists saints of the 2nd, 4th and 8th centuries. Wiktionary adds that it may sometimes have been treated as a variant of Maria. Wiktionary notes that an early martyr named Marina is venerated in the Orthodox Church, and records the name in Swedish use from 1304.
marīnus (Latin, “of the sea”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Marin, Marine, Mariana, Rina.
See also: Latin names, names that mean water.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Marina', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Marina' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Marina' (Swedish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Marina popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 51 since 1983.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #602 | 488 |
| 2020 | #704 | 399 |
| 2010 | #635 | 463 |
| 2000 | #350 | 884 |
| 1990 | #324 | 851 |
| 1980 | #560 | 333 |
| 1970 | #596 | 295 |
| 1960 | #525 | 340 |
| 1950 | #770 | 127 |
| 1940 | #792 | 80 |
| 1930 | #1,207 | 39 |
| 1920 | #965 | 58 |
| 1910 | #1,248 | 14 |
| 1900 | #1,203 | 11 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marina, counting every spelling?
Marina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #605 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #602 for Marina on its own. Together these spellings went to 488 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marina | 488 | #602 | 2,328 |
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 Marina?
488 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marina (0.14 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marina 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 17 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marina?
About 36,200 people born in the US named Marina are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 20 and 43. That makes Marina 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.
Marina by state
How common Marina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (2.1×), California (1.9×), Washington (1.7×), Arizona (1.7×), Florida (1.6×). In 17 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 Marina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marina, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Marina · Sibling names for Marina
Questions about the name Marina
What does Marina mean?
Marina means “of the sea (Latin)” (Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Marina?
Marina was the 602nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 488 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 218th with 1,307 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 56 places. More babies were named Marina in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Marina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marina in the US.
Where is Marina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marina was most common in Massachusetts (0.59 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Washington.