| Marina | Estella | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Of the sea | Star |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | mah-REE-nah | es-TEL-uh |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1994 (1,307) | 1921 (638) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Marina | Estella |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,727 | 3,139 |
| 2010s | 4,402 | 3,053 |
| 2000s | 7,515 | 1,557 |
| 1990s | 10,174 | 617 |
| 1980s | 4,165 | 800 |
| 1970s | 2,834 | 1,200 |
| 1960s | 3,199 | 2,083 |
| 1950s | 1,906 | 3,380 |
| 1940s | 988 | 3,731 |
| 1930s | 579 | 3,908 |
| 1920s | 582 | 5,797 |
| 1910s | 312 | 5,092 |
| 1900s | 78 | 3,068 |
| 1890s | 42 | 3,174 |
| 1880s | 11 | 2,321 |
From the Latin adjective marinus/marina 'of the sea', itself from mare 'sea'. A long-established name across Romance and Slavic languages, borne by early Christian saints.
A Latinate elaboration of Estelle, both tracing to Latin 'stella' ('star'). Charles Dickens used it for a character in 'Great Expectations'.
Marina and Estella are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Marina means Of the sea (latin origin), while Estella means Star (latin origin).
In US records, Marina first appears in 0 and Estella in 0, so Marina has the longer recorded history.