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Marina

/mɚˈinə/ · 100% girls · #602 in the US for girls, 2025

Marina has been given to about 39,565 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/mɚˈinə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 36,968
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marina per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1994 · 1,307
  • Born in 2025488
  • All time39,565
  • England & Wales, 2025#581 · 68

How popular is Marina?

Marina ranks 602nd among American girls in 2025, with 488 born that year. Its best year was 1994, when 1,307 babies were given the name, ranking 218th. The typical living American called Marina is about 31 years old today. It is relatively most common in Nevada, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Marina

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Martina0.89
  2. Karina0.88
  3. Carina0.88
  4. Sarina0.88
  5. Mariana0.85
  6. Malina0.88
  7. Maria0.81
  8. Marianna0.83

Middle names for Marina

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marina Rose0.85
  2. Marina Louise0.85
  3. Marina June0.84
  4. Marina Pearl0.84
  5. Marina Quinn0.84
  6. Marina Nell0.84

Sibling names for Marina

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gustavobrother · 0.98
  2. Gerardobrother · 0.97
  3. Dariusbrother · 0.96
  4. Alejandrasister · 0.95
  5. Ravensister · 0.95
  6. Francescasister · 0.95

Where Marina is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Nevada0.03%
  2. Washington0.03%
  3. Massachusetts0.03%
  4. Virginia0.03%
  5. Arizona0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Marina White0.80
  2. Marina Reyes0.80
  3. Marina Nguyen0.80
  4. Marina Lee0.80
  5. Marina Hill0.80
  6. Marina Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Marina

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Marina across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.