girl's name
Marina
muh-REE-nuh
- Origin Latin
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 89,307
the United States
#602
2025 births
Marina means of the sea, and it charts in five markets inside 276 places — Scotland 572nd, England and Wales 581st, the United States 602nd, Ireland 647th and France 848th, which is an unusually even international spread.
- Marina is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in France in 1990, when 1,785 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 13,100 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1901.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Marina over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 35 |
| 1910s | 45 |
| 1920s | 120 |
| 1930s | 295 |
| 1940s | 280 |
| 1950s | 885 |
| 1960s | 2,755 |
| 1970s | 8,040 |
| 1980s | 11,130 |
| 1990s | 13,380 |
| 2000s | 5,595 |
| 2010s | 1,615 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 370 |
What Marina means
Marina means of the sea. The Latin marinus is the ordinary adjective built on mare, the sea, so the name describes belonging to it rather than being it.
Where Marina comes from
Marina is the feminine of the Latin marinus, of the sea, from mare — the same root as maritime, submarine and the modern marina. Saint Marina of Antioch is the same figure as Margaret of Antioch, whose voice Joan of Arc reported hearing, and she was venerated under both names in the Greek and Latin churches respectively. The Irish muir behind Muriel is a genuine cognate of mare, so the two names mean the same thing in different language families.
Marina in use
Marina peaked in France in 1990, when 1,785 babies were registered, and is falling in our data. It charts in six of the seven markets we track and evenly — 572nd in Scotland, 581st in England and Wales, 602nd in the United States, 647th in Ireland, 694th in Canada and 848th in France — a spread of 276 places, across 89,307 lifetime births.
How popular is Marina?
In 2025, Marina was given to 45 babies in France, ranking #848 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Marina is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Marina
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marina also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marina over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Marina in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Marina
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marina — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marina
What does the name Marina mean?
Of the sea — the Latin marinus, from mare.
Is Marina related to Margaret?
Their saints are the same figure — Marina of Antioch and Margaret of Antioch — though the names are unrelated.
Is Muriel related?
By root and by sense — the Irish muir and the Latin mare are genuine cognates.
Where is Marina used?
Five of our six markets, inside 276 places of each other.
How popular is the name Marina?
In 2025, Marina was given to 45 babies in France, ranking #848 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Marina a girl's or a boy's name?
Marina is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Marina?
Marina has 3 syllables.
When was Marina most popular?
Marina peaked in 1990, when 1,785 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Marina a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marina currently ranks #572 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.