Holding steady, #13,208 for girls today.
Popularity of Marine since 1900
Babies named Marine per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 22 |
| 1910s | 105 |
| 1920s | 201 |
| 1930s | 161 |
| 1940s | 80 |
| 1950s | 47 |
| 1960s | 34 |
| 1970s | 33 |
| 1980s | 67 |
| 1990s | 106 |
| 2000s | 62 |
| 2010s | 49 |
| 2020s | 23 |
Meaning & origin
Marine is a delicate French name meaning 'of the sea,' closely related to Marina. It has never been widely used in the United States, with its peak popularity occurring in 1934, though even then it remained uncommon. As of 2025, it ranks 13,208th, with an incidence of about 1 in 267,878 births, reflecting its steady but rare usage over the decades. The name first appeared in U.S. records in 1900 and has maintained a stable trajectory, never experiencing a significant revival. It is most at home in French-speaking regions, where it evokes the ocean and the Virgin Mary's maritime title.
The name Marine is the French feminine form of Marin, derived from the Latin 'marinus' meaning 'of the sea'. It shares roots with Marina and has been used in France since the Middle Ages, often in reference to the Virgin Mary under the title Notre-Dame de la Mer (Our Lady of the Sea). In English-speaking countries, it gained limited use as a given name in the 20th century.
“Marine” around the world
Where Marine lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
40
babies in 2024
Quebec
25
babies in 2025
Sources: INSEE (France) · Retraite Québec (Quebec).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Rina, Mari, Minnie
Sibling names for Marine
Names that share Marine's style, for a brother or sister.
