Marine is of Latin origin, derived from the word "mare," which means sea. It has been traditionally used as a feminine given name. The name Marine gained popularity during the mid-20th century and has since been widely used in France and other Francophone countries.
The name Marine experienced fluctuations in popularity over the course of a century. In the early years (1900-1930), there were fewer than 10 births per year on average, with some notable peaks in the mid-teens and late teens in the 1920s. However, starting from the 1940s, the number of annual births began to decline significantly, dropping below 10 consistently until the late 1970s when it started to show signs of recovery. The name reached a peak in popularity during the early 1980s with around 15-20 births per year. Since then, its popularity has steadily declined, with fewer than 10 births reported annually since the mid-1990s. Despite these fluctuations, Marine has been given to a total of 984 newborn girls over the past century.