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The baby name Marin is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmærɪn/ (EN: "MAIR-in"),/maˈrin/ or /ˈmarin/ (Croatian/Romance: "mah-REEN" or "MAH-rin").

Marin is English, French, Latin, Romanian, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Pronunciation: /ˈmærɪn/ (EN: "MAIR-in"),/maˈrin/ or /ˈmarin/ (Croatian/Romance: "mah-REEN" or "MAH-rin")

What is the meaning of the name Marin ?

The baby name Marin is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈmærɪn/ (EN: "MAIR-in"),/maˈrin/ or /ˈmarin/ (Croatian/Romance: "mah-REEN" or "MAH-rin").

Marin is English, French, Latin, Romanian, Spanish in Origin.

Marin derives from Latin Marinus, “of the sea,” from mare, “sea.” Used as a given name across Europe, it is masculine in Slavic and many Romance traditions (Croatian, Bulgarian, Romanian, French), but unisex in English-speaking contexts. Pronunciations vary by language: English MAR-in or MAH-rin; French ma-RAN (with a nasal n); elsewhere often closer to mah-REEN.

Its currency owes much to early Christian saints named Marinus, especially the 4th‑century stonemason whose legend underlies the microstate San Marino, anchoring use along the Adriatic coast. The common noun marin in French also means “sailor,” reinforcing the maritime sense. Related forms include Marinus (Latin/Dutch), Marino (Italian, Spanish), Marin (Croatian, Romanian, Bulgarian), and feminine counterparts Marina and Marine; diminutives such as Marinka (Slavic) and Marinela (Romanian) appear locally. In recent decades Marin has seen modest, gender‑neutral adoption in the US and elsewhere, prized for its crisp sound and oceanic meaning.

Marin has the following similar or variant Names

Celebrity babies named Marin

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Marin Hopper Brooke Hayward television actor Dennis Hopper film director

Marin – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2019 #1 902
Ireland Boys 2008 #1 742
HR Boys 0 #17 3,006 3,997
MD 0 #28 7 434
SV Boys 0 #28 1 352
MD Boys 0 #30 80 756
HR 0 #35 304 2,081
EE 0 #37 1 1,051
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
BG Boys 0 #46 468 3,850
HN Boys 0 #50 3 749
BG 0 #55 26 1,799
AL 0 #63 13 2,372
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
France Boys 2021 #76 771 2,865
SI 0 #76 5 1,612
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
RS 0 #82 3 923
MD Girls 0 #90 3 865
Switzerland Boys 2024 #100 38 1,769
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
CY Girls 0 #123 3 3,755
EE Girls 0 #124 15 1,888
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
CY Boys 0 #126 6 3,473
RS Boys 0 #144 11 2,277
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
HU Boys 0 #166 9 3,954
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
AL Boys 0 #169 140 5,122
Belgium Boys 2023 #171 25 415
MT Boys 0 #175 5 4,064
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
Sweden Boys 2018 #185 2 1,584
Sweden Girls 2009 #185 2 1,388
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
LU Girls 0 #189 2 4,850
RU 0 #191 4 3,641
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
Austria 0 #204 10 850
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
JP Girls 0 #209 37 6,592
SI Boys 0 #210 2 3,402
LU Boys 0 #216 5 4,970
PS 0 #222 5 5,692
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
BG Girls 0 #229 3 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
GR Boys 0 #234 34 6,912
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
EC Boys 0 #244 3 3,322
GR Girls 0 #246 4 6,293
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
EC Girls 0 #258 1 3,650
CZ Boys 0 #272 33 6,530
Canada Girls 2024 #274 12 2,795
IL 0 #275 8 6,291
HR Girls 0 #278 12 3,687
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
TW Girls 0 #288 2 8,139
KZ Boys 0 #293 4 6,578
Canada Boys 2024 #302 5 2,588
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
GT 0 #305 10 5,948
DK Boys 0 #314 12 7,401
CN Boys 0 #327 5 9,639
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
PE 0 #328 2 6,350
KZ Girls 0 #330 3 5,862
PL Boys 0 #332 9 6,459
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
QA Girls 0 #338 6 15,378
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
PT Boys 0 #347 21 7,951
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
MY 0 #352 3 12,352
SD Girls 0 #353 6 7,678
Austria Boys 0 #354 89 2,180
CN Girls 0 #357 3 8,829
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
BO 0 #360 22 6,868
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #362 3 5,096
France Girls 1994 #364 3 2,162
MU Boys 0 #367 3 8,477
BD Girls 0 #369 18 8,413
NL 0 #376 16 2,481
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
MX 0 #400 14 8,339
UY Boys 0 #405 9 5,922
EG 0 #406 7 6,387
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
RU Boys 0 #415 91 12,621
OM Girls 0 #418 7 15,987
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
CL 0 #432 3 6,867
Spain 0 #432 21 2,326
GT Boys 0 #435 40 7,625
PA Boys 0 #439 43 9,305
AR Boys 0 #443 25 7,628
Spain Boys 0 #457 639 5,610
PA Girls 0 #461 21 9,861
CR Boys 0 #462 26 10,188
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
RU Girls 0 #468 31 11,913
PT Girls 0 #469 3 7,952
IT Boys 0 #472 2,054 10,046
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
IQ Girls 0 #482 23 11,303
BO Boys 0 #484 109 9,244
PS Girls 0 #488 36 10,981
GT Girls 0 #495 11 7,500
IR Boys 0 #505 48 10,162
PS Boys 0 #505 44 10,655
CO 0 #507 4 7,768
LY 0 #514 22 12,703
CR Girls 0 #521 12 11,342
UY Girls 0 #535 2 6,731
AE Girls 0 #539 15 20,968
IR Girls 0 #540 6 8,334
HK Boys 0 #550 8 12,905
IL Girls 0 #552 66 11,648
KW Girls 0 #554 8 19,177
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
IL Boys 0 #564 44 10,983
BD Boys 0 #565 12 10,045
CM Boys 0 #568 8 12,054
SG Girls 0 #576 11 18,916
BH 0 #585 3 17,937
MX Boys 0 #586 462 16,355
AR Girls 0 #590 10 8,289
BO Girls 0 #593 19 9,488
HK Girls 0 #605 11 16,104
CO Boys 0 #607 348 15,656
CL Boys 0 #620 46 13,390
PE Boys 0 #643 246 14,506
IN Girls 0 #649 6 13,121
IT 0 #665 50 4,183
Finland Boys 2026 #678 5 3,552
LB 0 #688 3 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #691 7 13,071
SY 0 #703 26 11,684
Germany Boys 0 #709 249 5,697
Finland Girls 2026 #731 8 3,895
SG Boys 0 #735 5 17,960
QA Boys 0 #736 8 18,093
BR Boys 0 #741 11 12,213
KW Boys 0 #798 9 18,755
TN 0 #800 30 13,765
NL Boys 0 #808 144 5,873
Germany Girls 0 #809 30 4,949
United States Girls 2024 #812 105 8,487
NG Girls 0 #819 8 15,093
CL Girls 0 #830 22 14,098
NL Girls 0 #831 125 5,933
EG Boys 0 #859 28 15,035
EG Girls 0 #866 94 14,742
United States Boys 2024 #873 20 7,044
PE Girls 0 #910 34 14,861
OM Boys 0 #913 6 17,948
SA Girls 0 #915 21 25,931
Spain Girls 0 #919 65 5,561
CO Girls 0 #951 128 16,140
MY Girls 0 #978 17 24,821
BR Girls 0 #989 4 12,708
NG Boys 0 #998 4 16,906
DZ 0 #1,007 170 20,130
IN Boys 0 #1,034 6 16,750
MA 0 #1,037 92 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,082 11 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,091 21 25,439
IT Girls 0 #1,108 345 9,415
MX Girls 0 #1,109 75 17,781
TR 0 #1,147 65 19,440
ZA Girls 0 #1,228 9 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,268 5 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,592 23 28,008

Marin is popular in 83 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
Switzerland
United States
Wallonia, Belgium

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People also ask about Marin

Marin is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Marin is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈmærɪn/ (EN: "MAIR-in"),/maˈrin/ or /ˈmarin/ (Croatian/Romance: "mah-REEN" or "MAH-rin").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Marina, Marino, Marinus, Maren, Marijn and Marinette.
Across languages, Marin has these equivalents: Marino (Italian/Spanish), Marinus (Latin), Marina (feminine form), Maren / Marijn (related Northern European forms).
Yes, very popular — Marin ranked #1 in Ireland in 2019, and appears in official birth registries across 9 countries.
Marin ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2019).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Marin for their child, including Brooke Hayward and Dennis Hopper.