Given name & surname
Marna
“woman of the sea”
Marna is a variant of Marni. In American use, Marni carries the interpretation “woman of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marna is a variant of Marni. In American use, Marni carries the interpretation “woman of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Swedish use, Marna is a vernacular form of Marina. An origin associated with Marina is Late Latin. Marna is a variant of Marlene. An origin associated with Marlene is German.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Swedish use, Marna is used as a form of Marina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,678
- 0 boys · 2,678 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 77 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 77 in 1947. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,305 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marna’s family of names
Marna has a related form in Marlene. Marna is a vernacular form of Marina. Marna has an English adaptation in Marnie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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