Marina is a distinctive choice, ranked #580 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Marina in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#580
US Rank #602
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About the Name Marina
Marina has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 106 places in five years. It was most popular in 1997 at #471 โ parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Marina is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Marina in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #640, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
โญ Famous People Named Marina
Marina Cergol โ Marina Cergol is an Italian softball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Marina Ogilvy โ Marina Victoria Alexandra Ogilvy is the younger child and only daughter of Sir Angus Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra of Kent.
Marina Mahathir โ Marina binti Mahathir (Jawi: ู ุฑููุฉ ุจูุช ู ุญุงุถุฑ) is a Malaysian socio-political activist and writer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Marina
Unlikely. With around 68 UK babies named Marina per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Marina in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Marina is rising: up 140 places since 2020, to #580 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #471 in 1997.
Marina is more popular in the US (#640) than in the UK (#826). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Marina include: Marina Cergol, Marina Ogilvy and Marina Mahathir. Short summaries for each appear below.
Marina ranks #640 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
68
UK babies named Marina (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 140 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Marina
Almost certainly the only Marina in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Marina
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Marina Chapman is a Colombian-born British woman known to have spent much of her early childhood in the jungle and survived among and solely around a group of capuchin monkeys.