| Marina | Flora | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Of the sea | Flower |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | mah-REE-nah | FLOR-uh |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 1994 (1,307) | 1920 (1,566) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 483 |
| Trend | Vintage | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Marina | Flora |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,727 | 2,507 |
| 2010s | 4,402 | 1,801 |
| 2000s | 7,515 | 1,008 |
| 1990s | 10,174 | 717 |
| 1980s | 4,165 | 830 |
| 1970s | 2,834 | 1,140 |
| 1960s | 3,199 | 2,277 |
| 1950s | 1,906 | 4,411 |
| 1940s | 988 | 6,178 |
| 1930s | 579 | 8,727 |
| 1920s | 582 | 13,962 |
| 1910s | 312 | 11,761 |
| 1900s | 78 | 6,015 |
| 1890s | 42 | 5,442 |
| 1880s | 11 | 4,195 |
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.
Literally means 'flower': from Latin 'flos/floris' (flower). Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers and spring.
Flora is more popular than Marina today: about 483 US babies were given the name Flora in 2025, compared with 0 named Marina.
Marina means Of the sea (latin origin), while Flora means Flower (latin origin).
In US records, Marina first appears in 0 and Flora in 1880, so Marina has the longer recorded history.