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How popular is the name Marina?

Births per year, rank history and how many Marinas are alive today.

Marina (female), once a common girls' name, is now an uncommon choice for new babies in England and Wales, ranked 580th in 2025 with 68 given the name. The name peaked in 1934, when around 1,100 babies were given the name, the 35th most popular that year. It has declined since 1934; the 2025 figure is roughly 6% of its peak. Numbers have been stable in recent years. At least 39,000 babies have been named Marina in England and Wales since 1934. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

The Marina you are most likely to meet is around 79 years old. Half of all Marinas born in England and Wales are between 55 and 81, and there are at least 33,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 10% chance that at least one of them will be called Marina.

How many babies are named Marina each year?

05001k2k194019601980200020201934: ~1,138 estimated (825-1,451)1996: 561997: 611998: 541999: 482000: 552001: 522002: 412003: 562004: 412005: 482006: 522007: 422008: 402009: 362010: 542011: 422012: 482013: 482014: 572015: 602016: 552017: 592018: 542019: 572020: 512021: 642022: 622023: 532024: 452025: 68estimatedactual

Where does Marina rank among girls' names?

1101001,000194019601980200020201934: ranked 351996: ranked 4911997: ranked 4711998: ranked 5081999: ranked 5732000: ranked 5192001: ranked 5402002: ranked 6562003: ranked 5452004: ranked 7012005: ranked 6452006: ranked 6282007: ranked 7742008: ranked 8312009: ranked 9162010: ranked 6832011: ranked 8582012: ranked 8012013: ranked 8022014: ranked 6882015: ranked 6742016: ranked 7272017: ranked 6952018: ranked 7292019: ranked 6822020: ranked 7202021: ranked 6032022: ranked 6132023: ranked 6772024: ranked 8262025: ranked 580

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Marina per year in England and Wales, 1934 to 2025, peaking at about 1,138 in 1934
Marina: births per year in England and Wales, 1934-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Marina most popular?

Marina peaked in 1934, when around 1,100 babies in England and Wales were given the name.

How many people are called Marina?

At least 33,000 people named Marina born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Marina?

Most living Marinas are between 55 and 81; the most common age is about 79.

Is Marina becoming more or less popular?

Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1934 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.






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