Marina
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning of the sea.
How Marina has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #658 |
| 2016 | #682 |
| 2017 | #716 |
| 2018 | #683 |
| 2019 | #691 |
| 2020 | #703 |
| 2021 | #716 |
| 2022 | #646 |
| 2023 | #573 |
| 2024 | #640 |
| 2025 | #602 |
Marina by the numbers
In 2025, 68 babies in England and Wales were named Marina. In the US, 400 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 1,307 babies in 1994, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 1,700 American girls born that year was called Marina.
Names that come from Marina
Forms of Marina in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Marina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marianaof the sea; feminine form of Marius1,084 in the US (2017)
- Martinadedicated to mars; warlike26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Malinaraspberry or small strong warrior133 in the US (2017)
- Marisaof the sea; a form of Maria88 in the US (2017)
- Madinathe city; referring to Medina37 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Marina
Names that are said the same way as Marina, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Mareenaof the sea; a form of Marina or Maria8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Marina, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
- Halliefrom the hall; sea-woman1,246 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Marina
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