How Many People Are Named Marina?
An estimated 34,932 people in the United States have the first name Marina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Marina peaked in popularity in 1994 with 1,307 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marina paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Marina is overwhelmingly female, 51 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
34,932
About 1 in 9,812 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1994
1,307 births
Total Registered
39,072
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marina
Marina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 39,072 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Marina as a male name
Ranked #8,295 in 1993
6 male births in 1993
Peak: 1992 (9 births)
Marina as a female name
Ranked #640 in 2024
461 female births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (1,307 births)
Marina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 10,193 babies were registered. Marina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marina by Decade
How has Marina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marina by State
Birth registrations for Marina span all 47 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in West Virginia, Nebraska, Delaware. On average, about 726 Marinas were registered per state.
Marina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marina
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marina?
We estimate approximately 34,932 people named Marina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 9,812 Americans share this first name.
Is Marina a common name?
Marina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 39,072 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marina most popular?
Marina reached peak popularity in 1994, when 1,307 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marina is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marina a female name?
Marina is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marina Smith, Marina Johnson, Marina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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