Given name & surname
Marine
“woman of the sea”
Marine is a variant of Marina. One Latin interpretation is “woman of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marine is a variant of Marina. One Latin interpretation is “woman of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marine is a variant of Marina. An origin associated with Marina is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French usage, Marine is a feminine form of Marinus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 996
- 6 boys · 990 girls
- Most popular year
- 1934
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,315 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −48%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,315 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 31 in 1934. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,568 as a first name in 2020; 3,176 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marine’s family of names
In French usage, Marine has a diminutive in MARINETTE. In French usage, Marine is a feminine form of Marinus. Marine has a related form in Marina.
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Around the world
Marine has relatives in 12 languages.
9 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Maurineequivalent
- Marlineequivalent
- Marinusmasculine form · French
- MarynaPolish
- Марынаequivalent
- ΜαρίναGreek
- Malineeequivalent
- МаринаRussian, Bulgarian
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People named Marine
- Marine Le PenFrench politician (born 1968)
- Marine VacthFrench actress and modelborn 1991
- Marine DeltermeFrench actress and modelborn 1970
- Marine GalstyanArmenian actress and theater directorborn 1980
- Marine JohannèsFrench basketball player (born 1995)
- Marine TondelierFrench politician (born 1986)
- Marine FauthouxFrench basketball player (born 2001)
- Marine LorphelinMiss France 2013born 1993
- Marine BollietFrench biathleteborn 1988
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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