Given name & surname
Marino
“of the sea”
Marino is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Latin interpretation is “of the sea.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,231
- 2,231 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #5,330 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +31%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,330 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 40 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,312 as a first name in 2020; 30,047 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.
Marino’s family of names
In Italian usage, Marino has a surname derivative in COLAMARINO. In Italian usage, Marino has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Maryn. Marino has a related form in Marinus.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Marino has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marino
- Marino GhetaldiCroatian mathematician and physicist1568–1626
- Marino FalieroDoge of Venice1274–1355
- Marino MariniItalian sculptor (1901-1980)
- Marino ZorziDoge of Venice1231–1312
- Marino MorettiniItalian racing cyclist (1931–1990)
- Marino GrimaniDoge of Venice (1532-1605)
- Marino Morosini44 th Doge of Venice (1181-1253)
- Marino LejarretaSpanish racing cyclistborn 1957
- Marino Bassoroad bicycle racerborn 1945
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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