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Marin

#2,043 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Of or pertaining to the sea, through Marin

Marin has been given to 7,106 babies in the U.S. since 1943. In 2025 it ranked #2,043 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2007, with 324 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 86% girls, 14% boys all-time.

Babies named Marin, 2025

1 in 35,600

Marin over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
010020030040018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Marin over time

In 2025, Marin went to 82% girls and 18% boys.

19132025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Marin: meaning, origin, and history

Of or pertaining to the sea, through Marin

Serbo-Croatian and Latin

What Marin means

Marin belongs to the name family reached through Marin → Marin. Its meaning is “of or pertaining to the sea”.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Serbo-Croatian Marin, from Latin Marinus, from marinus.

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Marin (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Marin is used in English, Faroese and Serbo-Croatian. Its origins include Serbo-Croatian and Latin.

Marin comes through Serbo-Croatian Marin and Latin Marinus.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Marin.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Serbo-Croatian, Marin is pronounced /mâriːn/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 6,096 girls were recorded with the name Marin between 1943 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 324 in 2007; its best national rank was #837 in 2004.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #1,787 in 2020 to #2,043 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #1,483 in 2015 to #2,043 in 2025.

In the United States, 1,010 boys were recorded with the name Marin between 1913 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 23 in 2008; its best national rank was #2,388 in 1950.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #7,869 in 2020 to #4,974 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #5,432 in 2015 to #4,974 in 2025.

How common is Marin?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 35,600
93 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 17,300
<0.01% of girls
Rank, 2025
#2,043
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
24,710 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Marin sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5001%

Put another way: gather 24,710 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Marin. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Marins were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Marin was born before 2007 — so the typical Marin is around 18 today.

Median birth year
2007
About 18 years old
Biggest decade
2000s
36.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
73.7%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
6,083
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2000s — 36.3% of all recorded uses (2,212).

Is Marin rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−136
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
−256
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
−560
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.60×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
28.7%
Peak was 2007 (324)
Years since peak
18
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Steady
9.7% average annual change
Best rank ever
#837
2004

Spellings of Marin

Marin is not the most common spelling — Mary is, with 45.6% against Marin's 0.07%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Marin is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Marin was most concentrated in Minnesota — about 1 in 5,556 girls, against 1 in 14,518 across all states with data. It was least common in Wisconsin (1 in 50,000).

218 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Minnesota1 in 5,556
  2. 2Virginia1 in 7,143
  3. 3Kansas1 in 7,692
  4. 4Massachusetts1 in 9,091
  5. 5Pennsylvania1 in 9,091
  6. 6Colorado1 in 10,000
  7. 7Indiana1 in 10,000
  8. 8Ohio1 in 11,111

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Marin is used — boys

Across 1910–2025, Marin was most concentrated in California — about 1 in — boys, against 1 in 234,322 across all states with data. It was least common in Texas (1 in —).

00 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1California1 in —
  2. 2Texas1 in —

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Marin has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Marin around the world

Where Marin ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2004–2024
    #5,892
    in 2024
  • Scotland
    2015–2015
    #653
    in 2015
  • Ireland
    2009–2019
    #871
    in 2019
  • France
    1914–1997
    #3,825
    in 1997
  • Canada
    1991–2024
    #1,854
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    1978–1978
    #626
    in 1978

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Central Statistics Office, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS, NRS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CSO, CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Notable people named Marin

People whose public names include Marin, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Marin in other languages

Cross-language forms and variants of Marin. Linked forms have their own page here.

MarynMarinoMarinusRinusMarinkoMarinusz

Variant forms from Wikidata (CC0). Most are used mainly outside the United States; U.S. birth records statistics cover US usage only.

Marin by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#2,043
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 256
Best rank ever
#837
2004
Peak year
2007
324 that year
First recorded
1943
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
6,096
Count in 2025
93

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#4,974
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 2,895
Best rank ever
#2,388
1950
Peak year
2008
23 that year
First recorded
1913
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
1,010
Count in 2025
20

Names similar to Marin

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

MarloMartiMartyMarniMarynMarnieMarenMarliMarisMarciMarlenMarlynMaryjoMarvelMarwaMaritaMarahMarielMaryaMarlieMartaMarryMarcyMarly

Names with a curve like Marin

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Marin, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

HeidyAnnelieseNatalyaYulianaAnaliseAnnalieseAnjaliLanieAreliCarleighSaharaMiya

Sibling names for Marin

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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