Marcin
Marcin is a male given name or surname. It is the Polish equivalent of the English name Martin; the female version is Martyna.
Meaning & Origin of Marcin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marcin is a male given name or surname. It is the Polish equivalent of the English name Martin; the female version is Martyna.
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The Story of Marcin
Marcin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1981, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1996, when 25 Marcins were born — ranking #2,911 that year. As of 2026, Marcin ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 467 Marcins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Marcin
Marcin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1981 and has accumulated 467 births in the dataset. Marcin's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #2,911. Use the chart and map above to compare Marcin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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