Maryn
Maryn was the 2187th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1523rd with 152 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 29 places. More babies were named Maryn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Maren) of the sea (Danish form of Marina) · Danish, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #2,187 girls, down 467 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 85girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2007152 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,933babies recorded
What does the name Maryn mean?
Maryn 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)
Maryn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,187 | 85 |
| 2020 | #1,720 | 118 |
| 2010 | #1,812 | 113 |
| 2000 | #2,964 | 48 |
| 1990 | #7,149 | 12 |
| 1980 | #5,136 | 14 |
| 1970 | #8,820 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Maryn, counting every spelling?
Maryn is a spelling of Maren, a name family that ranked #389 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,187 for Maryn 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 Maryn?
85 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Maryn (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Maryn 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 99 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Maryn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Maryn?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Maryn are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 8 and 21. That makes Maryn 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.
Maryn by state
How common Maryn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 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 Maryn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Maryn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Maryn
What does Maryn mean?
Maryn is a spelling of Maren, which means “of the sea (Danish form of Marina)” (Danish, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Maryn?
Maryn was the 2187th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 85 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 1523rd with 152 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 29 places. More babies were named Maryn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Maryn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Maryn in the US.
Where is Maryn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Maryn was most common in Missouri (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Kansas.