Marinette
Marinette is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Marinette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marinette is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Marinette
Marinette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1961, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 15 births, good for #7,245 nationwide. About 76% of every Marinette on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Marinette ranks #8,510 for baby girls with 11 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). All told, over 112 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Marinette
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Marinette. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Marinette
Phonetically similar names — useful when Marinette is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Marinade
- Marinate
- Maronite
- Martinet
- Marinez
- Marena
- Morant
- Marionette
- Marmot
- Marionet
- Marana
- Morissette
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Marinette
Marinette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 112 births in the dataset. Marinette's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #6,567. Use the chart and map above to compare Marinette'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.