Marina
Marina is a feminine given name. It is the female version of the Roman family name Marinus, which is a form of the Latin name Marius. The meaning of Marius might be connected to Mars, the Roman god of war, or with the Latin word maris, meaning virile. It also later became associated with the Latin word marinus, meaning "of the sea".
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Meaning & Origin of Marina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marina is a feminine given name. It is the female version of the Roman family name Marinus, which is a form of the Latin name Marius. The meaning of Marius might be connected to Mars, the Roman god of war, or with the Latin word maris, meaning virile. It also later became associated with the Latin word marinus, meaning "of the sea".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Catalan
- German
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Dutch
- English
- Greek
- Finnish
- Estonian
- Russian
- Romanian
- Czech
- Bulgarian
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Slovene
- Macedonian
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Georgian
- Ancient Roman
- Slovak
- Galician
The Story of Marina
American parents first put Marina on the record books as a baby girl name in 1886, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 1,307 Marinas were born — ranking #218 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Marinas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #598 among baby girl names with 507 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). In total, more than 40K Marinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Marina
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Marina. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Marina
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About the name Marina
Marina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 40K births in the dataset. Marina's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #218. Use the chart and map above to compare Marina'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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