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“Variant of Marinus — of the sea (Latin; some ancient bearers perhaps from Aramaic mara, lord)” — Latin origin
Girl's name · #2043 in the US (2025) · 2000s
Marin reached #837 in 2004 and has eased to #2043 since. About 6,100 girls have carried it since 1943. It is also an American family name — about 44,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. Together with its spelling variant Maryn (#2187), Marin would rank around #1258 with about 180 births last year — the newborns split about 52/48 between Marin and Maryn.
Around the world: about 1 in 12,000 girls in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 15 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 521 notable people named Marin:
Sports figures appear 1.54× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marin Honda, Japanese figure skater (2001-).
Similar names: Maryn · Natalee · Mariel · Ally · Lauryn · Jazmyn
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