Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2007

Marin

Gender Unisex · 86% girls Rank 2025 #2,043 Trend ↓ Falling 27%

Marin or Marín is a common French, Northern Italian, Venetian or Romanian given name or surname.

Rank 2025
#2,043
among girls · ↓136 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
113
named Marin · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 17,282
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
342 babies
All-time total
7,106
#2,270 all-time among girls
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Marin popularity over time

7,106 babies have been named Marin since 1913, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 17 17 2 – –
1920s – 47 47 5 +176% –
1930s – 22 22 2 -53% –
1940s 13 38 51 5 +132% #4,474
1950s 22 54 76 8 +49% #5,201
1960s 73 69 142 14 +87% #4,204
1970s 233 97 330 33 +132% #1,847
1980s 430 133 563 56 +71% #1,925
1990s 700 120 820 82 +46% #1,512
2000s 2,212 174 2,386 239 +191% #837
2010s 1,761 134 1,895 190 -21% #1,194
2020s (to 2025) 652 105 757 126 -33% #1,635

Where Marin is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 88 0.05 outside top 500
2027 84 0.05 outside top 500
2028 80 0.05 outside top 500
2029 78 0.05 outside top 500
2030 75 0.05 outside top 500

Where Marin is most popular

Girls named Marin per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.067 per 1,000. Strongest in Colorado, Massachusetts, and Minnesota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Marin born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Colorado 14 0.125 +88%
Massachusetts 14 0.116 +74%
Minnesota 12 0.111 +67%
Indiana 14 0.100 +50%
Kansas 5 0.087 +30%
Pennsylvania 20 0.085 +27%
Washington 11 0.076 +14%
Michigan 12 0.066 ≈ national
New Jersey 11 0.061 -9%
Florida 26 0.061 -9%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -12%
New York 23 0.058 -13%
Illinois 13 0.057 -15%
California 46 0.055 -18%
Maryland 5 0.047 -29%
Texas 37 0.046 -31%
Virginia 6 0.035 -47%
Ohio 7 0.030 -56%
Georgia 6 0.026 -60%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Marin

Marin is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,043 in 2025 with 93 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 7,106 American babies have been named Marin, about 86% girls and 14% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2007, when 342 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Marin stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Marin?

The median living Marin is about 18 years old; half are between 11 and 27. An estimated 6,900 people named Marin are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Marin year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 93 #2,043 20 #4,975
2024 105 #1,907 20 #4,988
2023 106 #1,884 16 #5,830
2022 109 #1,865 19 #5,151
2021 128 #1,635 20 #4,876
2020 111 #1,787 10 #7,874
2019 156 #1,432 11 #7,457
2018 163 #1,383 14 #6,213
2017 160 #1,428 11 #7,375
2016 165 #1,409 10 #7,945
2015 155 #1,483 17 #5,436
2014 163 #1,407 13 #6,507
2013 194 #1,237 14 #6,124
2012 206 #1,198 11 #7,373
2011 195 #1,233 18 #5,118
2010 204 #1,194 15 #5,933
2009 258 #1,017 15 #5,988
2008 286 #948 23 #4,348
2007 324 #865 18 #5,138
2006 276 #949 14 #5,986
2005 255 #966 17 #4,955
2004 295 #837 20 #4,362
2003 145 #1,385 16 #4,962
2002 110 #1,678 15 #5,057
2001 132 #1,435 17 #4,614
2000 131 #1,418 19 #4,156
1995 53 #2,443 6 #8,485
1990 51 #2,423 12 #4,576
1985 38 #2,574 17 #2,904
1980 56 #1,925 13 #3,365
1975 21 #3,354 11 #3,358
1970 12 #4,661 10 #3,196
1965 8 #5,120 6 #3,785
1960 – – 6 #3,913
1955 – – – –
1950 – – 11 #2,389
1945 – – 7 #2,904
1940 – – 7 #3,034
1935 – – 7 #3,148
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 7 #3,616
1920 – – 6 #4,105
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Marin

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Marin Ireland Marin Ireland American actress b. 1979 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Marin Hinkle Marin Hinkle American actress b. 1966 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Marin Čilić Marin Čilić Croatian tennis player (born 1988) Contemporary
  4. 4 Marián Hossa Marián Hossa Slovak ice hockey player (born 1979) Contemporary
  5. 5 Marin Alsop Marin Alsop American conductor (born 1956) Contemporary
  6. 6 Marián Gáborík Marián Gáborík Slovak ice hockey player (born 1982) Contemporary
  7. 7 Marin Pongračić Marin Pongračić Croatian footballer (born 1997) Contemporary
  8. 8 Marin Mersenne Marin Mersenne French polymath (1588–1648) 16th century
  9. 9 Marián Vajda Marián Vajda Slovak tennis player and coach b. 1965 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Marin Marais Marin Marais French composer and viol player (1656–1728) 17th century
  11. 11 Marin Držić Marin Držić Ragusan writer 1508–1567 · 16th century
  12. 12 Marián Čalfa Former Czechoslovak and Slovak politician, Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (1989-1992) b. 1946 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Marin Barleti Albanian historian, priest and humanist (died 1512) 1450–1513 · Medieval
  14. 14 Marián Čišovský Marián Čišovský Slovak footballer (1979–2020) Contemporary
  15. 15 Marin Sorescu Marin Sorescu Romanian poet and novelist 1936–1996 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Marián Masný Slovak footballer b. 1950 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Marin Raykov Marin Raykov Bulgarian politician and diplomat b. 1960 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Marin Leovac Marin Leovac Croatian footballer (born 1988) Contemporary
  19. 19 Marin Drinov Marin Drinov Bulgarian historian (1838–1906) 19th century
  20. 20 Marin Draganja Marin Draganja Croatian tennis player (born 1991) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Marin, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Marin?

The median living Marin is about 18 years old. Half of all living Marins are between 11 and 27 years old.

How many people named Marin are alive today?

An estimated 6,900 people named Marin are alive in the United States, based on 7,106 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Marin mean?

Marin or Marín is a common French, Northern Italian, Venetian or Romanian given name or surname.

How popular is the name Marin in 2025?

Marin ranked #2,043 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 93 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marin?

7,106 babies have been named Marin in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marin most popular?

Marin peaked in 2007, when 342 newborns received the name.

Is Marin a boy or girl name?

Marin is used for both: about 86% of babies named Marin have been girls and 14% boys.

Is the name Marin rising or falling?

Marin is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Marin become more popular?

Marin is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 75 girls named Marin in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Marin?

Well-known people named Marin include Marin Ireland (actor), Marin Hinkle (actor), Marin Čilić (tennis player).

Names like Marin

Names that sound and feel close to Marin: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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