Name meaning & stats
Marin
Marin (Serbo-Croatian origin). 7,020 US babies since 1940, peak 2007. Notable Marins are 1.5× over-represented as professors.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
Serbo-Croatian
In US birth records
Peak year: 2007
7,020 US babies were named Marin between 1940 and 2025.
Where Marins end up
Not enough notable Marins yet, so this uses the spelling family: Marianne, Marion, Marian, Maryanne.
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Writer | 1.4× | High · 38 people |
| Actor | 0.9× | High · 31 people |
| Professor | 1.5× | Medium · 23 people |
| Politician | 1.1× | Medium · 23 people |
Among notable women who are professors, the Marianne family show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people born 1940–2005 in the US, UK, Canada and Australia (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Marin has a surprise career: 1.5×
Spelling family
1 in 39 Marions spell it Marin
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2007)