Marin
Marin or Marín is a common French, Northern Italian, Venetian or Romanian given name or surname. It is a variant of the Latin name Marinus.
- Romanian
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Bulgarian
Meaning & Origin of Marin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marin or Marín is a common French, Northern Italian, Venetian or Romanian given name or surname. It is a variant of the Latin name Marinus.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Romanian
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Bulgarian
- French
The Story of Marin
As a girl name
Marin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1943, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 324 Marins were born — ranking #865 that year. As of 2026, Marin ranks #1,954 for girls with 102 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 6K Marins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Marin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1913, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 23 Marins were born — ranking #4,267 that year. As of 2026, Marin ranks #4,774 for boys with 21 births, rising sharply (+47% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Marins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Marin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Marin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Marinko
Names that sound like Marin
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About the name Marin
Marin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 6K births in the dataset. Marin's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #835. Use the chart and map above to compare Marin'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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