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Marin

Meaning: Of the sea
Origin: Variant of Marinus (from Latin)

Meaning: Possibly lord
Origin: Variant of Marinus; some ancient bearers perhaps derived the name from Aramaic mara (from Aramaic)

Girl's name · #2043 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Marin reached #837 in 2004 and has eased to #2043 since. About 6,100 girls have carried it since 1943.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#412 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,926 in Canada (2024).

Famous Marins

Marin Hinkle — American actress
Marin Alsop — American conductor and violinist (born 1956)
Marin Ireland — American actress (born 1979)
Marin Honda — Japanese figure skater (born 2001)
Marin Sais — American actor (1890–1971)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 44,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Sanna Marin — Prime Minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023
Marko Marin — German association football player (born 1989)
Cheech Marin — American actor

In stories & tradition

Marin Kitagawa — My Dress-Up Darling (manga)
Marin Eagle^it — Saint Seiya (manga)
Marin — The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (video game)

What Marins become

Among 519 notable people named Marin:

Sports figures appear 1.53× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marin Honda, Japanese figure skater (born 2001).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Maryn (#2187), Marin would rank around #1258 with about 180 births last year — the newborns split about 52/48 between Marin and Maryn.

Similar names: Maryn · Natalee · Mariel · Ally · Lauryn · Jazmyn

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