Unisex name · since 1943
Marin
6,096 babies named Marin in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,041 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,096
- born since 1943
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marin currently ranks #2041 among unisex names in America, with 6,096 babies recorded since 1943.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marin has been recorded 6,096 times among girls since 1943, currently ranked #2041 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1943 to 2025.
- #2,270 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,041 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,096 born since 1943
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marin ranks #2,270 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,041 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,096 born since 1943, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,270 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,041 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,096
- born since 1943
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marin's 6,096 recorded births place it above 96.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marin compares
6,096 Top 12% higher than 88% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marin's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marin | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,096 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 324 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marin's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1952, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 324, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 324
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Marin popularity over time - boys
1,010 total births recorded since 1913 (Marin as boys' name)
Marin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,212 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Marin's strongest decade.
2,212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Marin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s 22
1950s
22 births
- 1960s 73
1960s
73 births
- 1970s 233
1970s
233 births
- 1980s 430
1980s
430 births
- 1990s 700
1990s
700 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,212 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,761 births
- 2020s 652
2020s
652 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,212 births (36% of all-time use).
How Marin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marin's total volume
Marin by state
Where Marin concentrates geographically, total births since 1943
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 638 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 293 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 268 | 4.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 244 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 206 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 189 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 188 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 152 | 2.5% |
638 of 6,096 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Marin appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marin's data
- Marin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,212 total births); usage has since declined to 652 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marins (638 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Marin
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~82 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1943–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.