Marina

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Marina is a feminine given name. It is the female version of the Roman family name Marinus, which is a form of the Latin name Marius. The meaning of Marius might be connected to Mars, the Roman god of war, or with the Latin word maris, meaning virile.

From Wikipedia

Marina first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1995 with 180 babies (rank #183 that year). In 2024 it was given to 42 girls (rank #699). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Marina

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Marina yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,878

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

180

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Élite: Marina Nunier — the heiress at the centre of season one

Famous people named Marina

Marina Abramovićsound artist · b. 1946
Marina Silvatrade unionist · b. 1958
Marina Ovsyannikovatelevision editor · b. 1978
Marina Diamandisrecording artist · b. 1985
Marina Vladyfilm actor · b. 1938

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	130	#247
1992	177	#186
1993	178	#180
1994	147	#190
1995	180	#183
1996	172	#186
1997	132	#230
1998	134	#222
1999	110	#256
2000	107	#262
2001	97	#288
2002	70	#382
2003	86	#342
2004	92	#322
2005	102	#292
2006	79	#377
2007	63	#479
2008	72	#444
2009	52	#584
2010	54	#542
2011	61	#509
2012	59	#511
2013	47	#620
2014	52	#587
2015	45	#645
2016	43	#687
2017	56	#558
2018	50	#598
2019	50	#611
2020	31	#873
2021	31	#911
2022	37	#742
2023	40	#701
2024	42	#699