Marino
Maritime worker, derived from Latin "marinus", relating to the sea.
Name Census estimates that about 1,579 living Americans carry the first name Marino. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Marino today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Marino births was 1994 (40 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Marino. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Marino with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.6K
~ 1 in 217,071 Americans
Peak year
1994
40 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,805
Tracked since 1910
Census
Marino in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,312 people with the first name Marino, which placed it at #4,361 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,361
National first-name rank
People counted
4.3K
4,312 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
68.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Marino
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marino is Hispanic at 68.5%. The next largest groups are White (19.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Marino described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Marino at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino68.5% · 2,953
- White19.9% · 858
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.9% · 298
- Black or African American3.2% · 138
- Two or more races1.2% · 50
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 15
Popularity
Marino: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Marino from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 336 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Marino remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Marino by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Marino during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Marinos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. New York, California, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Marino, while New Jersey, Arizona, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 51 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Marino
The name Marino has its origins in the Latin language and culture. It is derived from the Latin word "marinus," which means "of the sea" or "maritime." This name was likely given to individuals who lived near the sea or had occupations related to the ocean.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Marino can be found in ancient Roman texts, where it was used as a cognomen or surname. During the Roman Empire, it was not uncommon for individuals to adopt names related to their occupations or geographic locations.
In the Middle Ages, the name Marino gained popularity in Italy, particularly in coastal regions such as Venice and Genoa. It was often given to sailors, fishermen, and those involved in maritime trade and activities.
One of the earliest notable figures with the name Marino was Marino Faliero, a 14th-century Venetian nobleman and Doge of Venice. He was born around 1285 and served as the Doge from 1354 until his execution in 1355 for his involvement in a failed conspiracy against the Venetian Republic.
Another famous bearer of the name was Marino Sanudo Torsello, a Venetian historian and geographer who lived from around 1270 to 1343. He is best known for his work "Liber Secretorum Fidelium Crucis" (The Book of the Secrets of the Faithful of the Cross), which provided valuable information about the Crusades and the Holy Land.
In the 16th century, Marino Ghetaldi, an Italian mathematician and physicist, made significant contributions to the fields of algebra and mechanics. He was born in Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik, Croatia) around 1568 and is credited with introducing the term "ghettaldi" in mathematics.
Marino Marini, an Italian sculptor and painter, was a prominent figure in the 20th century. Born in 1901 in Pistoia, Italy, he is best known for his elongated and stylized representations of horses and riders, which have become iconic works of modern art.
Another notable figure with the name Marino was Marino Massimo de Caro, an Italian chess master and writer who lived from 1828 to 1906. He was one of the strongest players of his time and authored several influential books on chess theory and strategy.
While the name Marino has its roots in Latin and Italian culture, it has since spread and been adopted in various parts of the world, particularly in regions with strong maritime traditions or Italian influences.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Marino
People
Marino + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Marino as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Marino: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marino?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,579 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Marino going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 217,071 US residents.
Is Marino a common name?
We classify Marino as "Rare". It ranks above 92.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,213 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Marino most popular?
The single biggest year for Marino was 1994, when 40 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Marino is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Marino in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,312 people with the name Marino, or 1.43 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,361 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Marino in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Marino?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Marino leans strongly male. 4,238 people counted with this name were male (98.3%), compared with 74 female bearers (1.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Marino?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marino is Hispanic at 68.5%. The next largest groups are White (19.9%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (6.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Marino most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Marino in the 2020 Census, accounting for 68.5% (2,953 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Marino in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Marino a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Marino in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Marino still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Marino in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Marino can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Marino?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.