boy's name

Marino

  • Origin Italian
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 3,063

Marino is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Marino is a name of Italian origin.
  • Peaked in 1994, when 40 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 184,196 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1910.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Marino over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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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Births named Marino by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 165
1920s 214
1930s 158
1940s 91
1950s 116
1960s 154
1970s 170
1980s 257
1990s 336
2000s 269
2010s 181
2020s (to 2025) 120

How popular is Marino?

In 2025, Marino was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Marino is used

Canada #2,960 6 in 2022
England & Wales #3,962 5 in 2012
United States #5,392 18 in 2025
France #6,699 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Marino

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Marino also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marino over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Marino

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marino — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Marino

How popular is the name Marino?

In 2025, Marino was given to 18 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Marino a girl's or a boy's name?

Marino is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Marino?

Marino has 3 syllables.

When was Marino most popular?

Marino peaked in 1994, when 40 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Marino a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marino currently ranks #5,392 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.