Marina

Meaning: Of the sea
Origin: Latin

Girl's name · #602 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Marina's best rank, #218, came in 1994; it has settled back to #602 today. Roughly 40,000 girls have been named Marina since 1886.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#46 in Spain (2024) · #84 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #175 in Slovenia (2025) · #182 in Austria (2025) · #227 in Switzerland (2025) · #239 in Mexico (2024) · #258 in Poland (2025) · #411 in Norway (2025) · #571 in Ecuador (2025) · #583 in England & Wales (2025) · #602 in Scotland (2025) · #678 in Ireland (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Marinas

Marina Tsvetaeva — Russian poet (1892–1941)
Marina Abramović — Serbian performance artist (born 1946)
Marina Silva — Brazilian environmentalist and politician (born 1958)
Marina Ovsyannikova — Russian television journalist
Marina Diamandis — British singer

In stories & tradition

Marina Ferrer^fr — The L Word (TV series)
Marina Cooper — Guiding Light (TV series)
Marina Toscano^nl — Days of Our Lives (TV series)

What Marinas become

Among 3,018 notable people named Marina:

Entertainers appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marina Ovsyannikova, Russian television journalist.

Similar names: Marin · Clarissa · Marissa · Karina · Tatiana · Selina

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