Marvin
Last seen for girls in 2019 at #15,539 · #699 for boys in 2025, 385 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1931 · 4,360 births
- Debut · boys
- 69 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 51 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 254,192since 1880
Marvin over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #699 | 385 | |
| 2024 | — | #670 | 409 | |
| 2023 | — | #636 | 433 | |
| 2022 | — | #611 | 457 | |
| 2021 | — | #618 | 450 | |
| 2020 | — | #606 | 451 | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #583 | 477 |
| 2018 | — | #573 | 482 | |
| 2017 | — | #557 | 487 | |
| 2016 | — | #542 | 534 | |
| 2015 | — | #548 | 522 | |
| 2014 | — | #492 | 572 | |
| 2013 | — | #498 | 550 | |
| 2012 | — | #470 | 581 | |
| 2011 | — | #465 | 578 | |
| 2010 | — | #430 | 636 | |
| 2009 | — | #415 | 711 | |
| 2008 | — | #372 | 827 | |
| 2007 | — | #356 | 887 | |
| 2006 | — | #344 | 897 | |
| 2005 | — | #365 | 810 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #352 | 803 |
| 2003 | — | #333 | 870 | |
| 2002 | — | #341 | 802 | |
| 2001 | — | #341 | 809 | |
| 2000 | — | #336 | 815 | |
| 1999 | — | #348 | 765 | |
| 1998 | — | #323 | 840 | |
| 1997 | — | #311 | 858 | |
| 1996 | — | #302 | 871 | |
| 1995 | — | #314 | 843 | |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #278 | 978 |
| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 | #267 | 1,081 |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #244 | 1,175 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #237 | 1,193 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #237 | 1,216 |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #227 | 1,192 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | #221 | 1,152 |
| 1987 | #4,474 | 18 | #221 | 1,078 |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | #212 | 1,138 |
| 1985 | #4,860 | 15 | #212 | 1,142 |
| 1984 | #5,539 | 12 | #210 | 1,100 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #202 | 1,172 |
| 1982 | #6,888 | 9 | #214 | 1,135 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #211 | 1,173 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 | #199 | 1,224 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 14 | #196 | 1,245 |
| 1978 | #4,459 | 15 | #196 | 1,200 |
| 1977 | #3,761 | 19 | #196 | 1,172 |
| 1976 | #3,812 | 17 | #181 | 1,253 |
| 1975 | #4,141 | 15 | #177 | 1,309 |
| 1974 | #3,313 | 20 | #163 | 1,486 |
| 1973 | #3,233 | 20 | #162 | 1,506 |
| 1972 | #2,976 | 22 | #162 | 1,594 |
| 1971 | #2,665 | 27 | #152 | 1,931 |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | #153 | 2,036 |
| 1969 | #3,318 | 17 | #139 | 2,197 |
| 1968 | #2,296 | 28 | #129 | 2,255 |
| 1967 | #2,432 | 25 | #124 | 2,426 |
| 1966 | #2,937 | 18 | #113 | 2,735 |
| 1965 | #2,684 | 21 | #109 | 2,969 |
| 1964 | #2,195 | 30 | #119 | 2,978 |
| 1963 | #2,424 | 25 | #120 | 2,974 |
| 1962 | #2,922 | 18 | #118 | 3,133 |
| 1961 | #2,673 | 21 | #120 | 3,185 |
| 1960 | #2,989 | 17 | #119 | 3,278 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | #123 | 3,167 |
| 1958 | #2,506 | 21 | #119 | 3,302 |
| 1957 | #3,033 | 15 | #112 | 3,408 |
| 1956 | #2,530 | 20 | #105 | 3,483 |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 | #94 | 3,659 |
| 1954 | #2,889 | 15 | #97 | 3,498 |
| 1953 | #2,173 | 23 | #94 | 3,564 |
| 1952 | #3,040 | 13 | #95 | 3,575 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | #96 | 3,557 |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 | #93 | 3,493 |
| 1949 | #2,274 | 19 | #89 | 3,725 |
| 1948 | #2,126 | 21 | #90 | 3,625 |
| 1947 | #2,279 | 19 | #89 | 3,773 |
| 1946 | #2,228 | 18 | #88 | 3,600 |
| 1945 | #2,060 | 17 | #80 | 3,294 |
| 1944 | #1,661 | 25 | #75 | 3,569 |
| 1943 | #1,900 | 21 | #66 | 3,939 |
| 1942 | #2,046 | 18 | #66 | 3,792 |
| 1941 | #1,882 | 19 | #63 | 3,626 |
| 1940 | #1,745 | 21 | #63 | 3,502 |
| 1939 | #1,684 | 21 | #52 | 3,758 |
| 1938 | #2,225 | 14 | #52 | 3,900 |
| 1937 | #1,999 | 16 | #49 | 3,913 |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 | #49 | 3,936 |
| 1935 | #1,550 | 23 | #45 | 4,278 |
| 1934 | #1,697 | 20 | #44 | 4,217 |
| 1933 | #1,330 | 29 | #44 | 4,132 |
| 1932 | #1,268 | 33 | #46 | 4,187 |
| 1931 | #1,336 | 30 | #44 | 4,360 |
| 1930 | #1,274 | 35 | #48 | 4,404 |
| 1929 | #1,107 | 44 | #46 | 4,389 |
| 1928 | #1,366 | 32 | #46 | 4,452 |
| 1927 | #1,303 | 37 | #47 | 4,397 |
| 1926 | #1,388 | 33 | #50 | 4,111 |
| 1925 | #1,647 | 26 | #51 | 4,092 |
| 1924 | #1,258 | 40 | #50 | 4,024 |
| 1923 | #1,637 | 26 | #51 | 3,810 |
| 1922 | #1,730 | 24 | #56 | 3,580 |
| 1921 | #1,821 | 23 | #59 | 3,490 |
| 1920 | #1,708 | 24 | #62 | 3,244 |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 | #63 | 2,997 |
| 1918 | #1,754 | 22 | #68 | 2,829 |
| 1917 | #2,100 | 16 | #68 | 2,517 |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 | #66 | 2,529 |
| 1915 | #2,050 | 15 | #72 | 2,227 |
| 1914 | #2,265 | 10 | #75 | 1,627 |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 | #77 | 1,236 |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #83 | 958 |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | #82 | 488 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #84 | 413 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #85 | 354 |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | #87 | 311 |
| 1907 | — | #87 | 304 | |
| 1906 | — | #94 | 245 | |
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | #100 | 215 |
| 1904 | — | #103 | 203 | |
| 1903 | — | #106 | 185 | |
| 1902 | #1,594 | 6 | #103 | 186 |
| 1901 | — | #117 | 145 | |
| 1900 | — | #130 | 176 | |
| 1899 | — | #120 | 138 | |
| 1898 | — | #140 | 127 | |
| 1897 | — | #122 | 134 | |
| 1896 | — | #173 | 93 | |
| 1895 | — | #144 | 107 | |
| 1894 | — | #168 | 92 | |
| 1893 | — | #148 | 102 | |
| 1892 | — | #180 | 88 | |
| 1891 | — | #143 | 93 | |
| 1890 | — | #143 | 99 | |
| 1889 | — | #173 | 77 | |
| 1888 | — | #166 | 90 | |
| 1887 | — | #180 | 70 | |
| 1886 | — | #155 | 90 | |
| 1885 | — | #197 | 65 | |
| 1884 | — | #186 | 73 | |
| 1883 | — | #174 | 71 | |
| 1882 | — | #200 | 64 | |
| 1881 | — | #197 | 57 | |
| 1880 | — | #184 | 69 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Marvin was already there! It came in at #184, and was given to 69 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 74 boys a year got the name.
Where Marvin is popular in 1921
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#27 · 1 in 110
- North Dakota#30 · 1 in 107
- Wyoming#31 · 1 in 120
- Nebraska#31 · 1 in 127
- Georgia#34 · 1 in 177
Best ever in a state: #10 in South Dakota, 1933.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #27 | 58 | 1 in 110 |
| North Dakota | #30 | 62 | 1 in 107 |
| Nebraska | #31 | 97 | 1 in 127 |
| Wyoming | #31 | 14 | 1 in 120 |
| Georgia | #34 | 176 | 1 in 177 |
| Kansas | #37 | 117 | 1 in 140 |
| Oklahoma | #37 | 149 | 1 in 154 |
| Iowa | #38 | 138 | 1 in 158 |
| North Carolina | #38 | 160 | 1 in 208 |
| Texas | #38 | 257 | 1 in 204 |
| Minnesota | #42 | 143 | 1 in 154 |
| Alabama | #44 | 106 | 1 in 246 |
| Kentucky | #45 | 118 | 1 in 223 |
| Missouri | #46 | 146 | 1 in 201 |
| Washington | #46 | 48 | 1 in 210 |
| Mississippi | #49 | 68 | 1 in 274 |
| Tennessee | #49 | 100 | 1 in 247 |
| Idaho | #50 | 23 | 1 in 181 |
| Wisconsin | #54 | 129 | 1 in 186 |
| Arkansas | #55 | 72 | 1 in 248 |
| West Virginia | #55 | 57 | 1 in 295 |
| Oregon | #56 | 24 | 1 in 250 |
| South Carolina | #57 | 67 | 1 in 303 |
| Delaware | #58 | 6 | 1 in 277 |
| Indiana | #59 | 92 | 1 in 279 |
| Michigan | #59 | 124 | 1 in 286 |
| Montana | #59 | 18 | 1 in 257 |
| Colorado | #60 | 31 | 1 in 283 |
| Virginia | #60 | 78 | 1 in 316 |
| Illinois | #64 | 178 | 1 in 316 |
| Utah | #64 | 19 | 1 in 264 |
| Florida | #73 | 28 | 1 in 360 |
| Maryland | #75 | 33 | 1 in 407 |
| New Mexico | #81 | 12 | 1 in 318 |
| Ohio | #83 | 103 | 1 in 506 |
| New York | #88 | 175 | 1 in 529 |
| California | #92 | 55 | 1 in 518 |
| Arizona | #94 | 9 | 1 in 378 |
| Pennsylvania | #104 | 111 | 1 in 802 |
| New Jersey | #111 | 35 | 1 in 849 |
| Louisiana | #119 | 34 | 1 in 559 |
| Connecticut | #196 | 5 | 1 in 2,562 |
| Massachusetts | #346 | 5 | 1 in 6,836 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Marvin
- 29 spots since 2024 (#670 → #699)
- 93 spots since 2020 (#606 → #699)
- 151 spots since 2015 (#548 → #699)
- Biggest jump: 51 spots in 1897 (#173 → #122)
- Biggest drop: 56 spots in 2015 (#492 → #548)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1931 at #44 (4,360 births)
- Births halved by 1970, 39 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 51 yrs · run 1905–1955
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 238 boys born in 1931 were named Marvin (0.42%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,437 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 16.2% of all boys named Marvin (41,085) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 726 | #155 (1886) | #181 |
| 1890s | 1,073 | #120 (1899) | #148 |
| 1900s | 2,324 | #85 (1909) | #101 |
| 1910s | 17,821 | #63 (1919) | #74 |
| 1920s | 39,589 | #46 (1928) | #52 |
| 1930s | 41,085 | #44 (1931) | #47 |
| 1940s | 36,445 | #63 (1941) | #77 |
| 1950s | 34,706 | #93 (1950) | #103 |
| 1960s | 28,130 | #109 (1965) | #121 |
| 1970s | 14,732 | #152 (1971) | #174 |
| 1980s | 11,506 | #199 (1980) | #213 |
| 1990s | 9,820 | #237 (1990) | #286 |
| 2000s | 8,231 | #333 (2003) | #356 |
| 2010s | 5,419 | #430 (2010) | #516 |
| 2020s | 2,585 | #606 (2020) | #640 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Marvin in 1921
Top girls' names in 1921
Top boys' names in 1921
More about 1921
girls
1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 53,611 of them was named Marvin, which outranked 69.0% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,765Sydney24
- #1,765Yaeko24
- #1,765Yola24
- #1,821Marvin23
- #1,821Aldine23
- #1,821Alethea23
- #1,821Anthony23
- #1,867Alla22
- #1,867Amada22
- #1,867Angelica22
Tied with 45 names at #1,821; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 316 of them was named Marvin, which outranked 98.8% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.