Girls' name · peaked in 1994
Marina name popularity since 1925
38,835 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Marina. Half of them were born in 1995 or earlier, so the typical Marina is about 31 years old in 2026. Marina peaked in 1994 as the #218 name for girls, and it ranked #602 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 38,835
- Named Marina, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #602
- for girls in 2025 (488 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 38,784 girls · 51 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 2.73× its national share
Peak year is the year Marina made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Marina births per year, 1925–2025
1994 was the biggest year for Marina both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Marina became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 3,970 baby girls to 1 in 1,520.
- Steepest fall: Between 2004 and 2009, its share of baby girls fell by 44%, from 1 in 2,070 to 1 in 3,700.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Marina's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Marina.
Decade by decade
Babies named Marina in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 295 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 579 | 0 | #710 |
| 1940s | 988 | 0 | #746 |
| 1950s | 1,906 | 0 | #640 |
| 1960s | 3,199 | 0 | #492 |
| 1970s | 2,834 | 0 | #544 |
| 1980s | 4,165 | 31 | #512 |
| 1990s | 10,174 | 20 | #254 |
| 2000s | 7,515 | 0 | #411 |
| 2010s | 4,402 | 0 | #658 |
| 2020–25 | 2,727 | 0 | #602 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
30.2% of babies named Marina from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Marina is most popular
The index compares Marina's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Marina.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 2.73× | 10,043 |
| Arizona | 2.32× | 1,046 |
| New Mexico | 2.25× | 432 |
| Texas | 1.73× | 4,702 |
| Washington | 1.48× | 859 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Marina and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Marina (this page) | 38,784 | 1994 |
| Mariana | 45,291 | 2005 |
| Marena | 1,270 | 1994 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Marina's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Marina.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Marina (1994).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data