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

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Peak · boys
1931 · 4,360 births
Debut · boys
69 births
In top 100 · boys
51 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
254,192
since 1880

Marvin over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #44, 1931boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#699385
2024—#670409
2023—#636433
2022—#611457
2021—#618450
2020—#606451
2019#15,5395#583477
2018—#573482
2017—#557487
2016—#542534
2015—#548522
2014—#492572
2013—#498550
2012—#470581
2011—#465578
2010—#430636
2009—#415711
2008—#372827
2007—#356887
2006—#344897
2005—#365810
2004#16,0995#352803
2003—#333870
2002—#341802
2001—#341809
2000—#336815
1999—#348765
1998—#323840
1997—#311858
1996—#302871
1995—#314843
1994#11,7786#278978
1993#8,7199#2671,081
1992#13,3175#2441,175
1991#13,1475#2371,193
1990#10,1937#2371,216
1989#12,3625#2271,192
1988#5,32115#2211,152
1987#4,47418#2211,078
1986#7,1349#2121,138
1985#4,86015#2121,142
1984#5,53912#2101,100
1983#5,82411#2021,172
1982#6,8889#2141,135
1981#4,53216#2111,173
1980#5,91211#1991,224
1979#4,84214#1961,245
1978#4,45915#1961,200
1977#3,76119#1961,172
1976#3,81217#1811,253
1975#4,14115#1771,309
1974#3,31320#1631,486
1973#3,23320#1621,506
1972#2,97622#1621,594
1971#2,66527#1521,931
1970#5,4139#1532,036
1969#3,31817#1392,197
1968#2,29628#1292,255
1967#2,43225#1242,426
1966#2,93718#1132,735
1965#2,68421#1092,969
1964#2,19530#1192,978
1963#2,42425#1202,974
1962#2,92218#1183,133
1961#2,67321#1203,185
1960#2,98917#1193,278
1959#4,03110#1233,167
1958#2,50621#1193,302
1957#3,03315#1123,408
1956#2,53020#1053,483
1955#2,83916#943,659
1954#2,88915#973,498
1953#2,17323#943,564
1952#3,04013#953,575
1951#2,69415#963,557
1950#2,65215#933,493
1949#2,27419#893,725
1948#2,12621#903,625
1947#2,27919#893,773
1946#2,22818#883,600
1945#2,06017#803,294
1944#1,66125#753,569
1943#1,90021#663,939
1942#2,04618#663,792
1941#1,88219#633,626
1940#1,74521#633,502
1939#1,68421#523,758
1938#2,22514#523,900
1937#1,99916#493,913
1936#1,80118#493,936
1935#1,55023#454,278
1934#1,69720#444,217
1933#1,33029#444,132
1932#1,26833#464,187
1931#1,33630#444,360
1930#1,27435#484,404
1929#1,10744#464,389
1928#1,36632#464,452
1927#1,30337#474,397
1926#1,38833#504,111
1925#1,64726#514,092
1924#1,25840#504,024
1923#1,63726#513,810
1922#1,73024#563,580
1921#1,82123#593,490
1920#1,70824#623,244
1919#2,38414#632,997
1918#1,75422#682,829
1917#2,10016#682,517
1916#2,49812#662,529
1915#2,05015#722,227
1914#2,26510#751,627
1913#2,03410#771,236
1912#2,9795#83958
1911#1,7928#82488
1910#1,7738#84413
1909#1,7637#85354
1908#1,6767#87311
1907—#87304
1906—#94245
1905#1,9315#100215
1904—#103203
1903—#106185
1902#1,5946#103186
1901—#117145
1900—#130176
1899—#120138
1898—#140127
1897—#122134
1896—#17393
1895—#144107
1894—#16892
1893—#148102
1892—#18088
1891—#14393
1890—#14399
1889—#17377
1888—#16690
1887—#18070
1886—#15590
1885—#19765
1884—#18673
1883—#17471
1882—#20064
1881—#19757
1880—#18469
First appearance
1880

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 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #98 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 378 boysAKMaine: #129 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 902 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Marvin, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marvin, so not publishedNHWashington: #137 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 825 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Marvin, so not publishedIDMontana: #84 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 342 boysMTNorth Dakota: #140 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 811 boysNDMinnesota: #152 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,396 boysMNIllinois: #133 for boys · 119 births · 1 in 778 boysILWisconsin: #125 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 979 boysWIMichigan: #112 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 734 boysMINew York: #210 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 1,771 boysNYMassachusetts: #209 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,365 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marvin, so not publishedRIOregon: #152 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 924 boysORNevada: #115 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 566 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Marvin, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #122 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 591 boysSDIowa: #140 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,079 boysIAIndiana: #127 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 849 boysINOhio: #130 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 882 boysOHPennsylvania: #143 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,212 boysPANew Jersey: #136 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 981 boysNJConnecticut: #235 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,551 boysCTCalifornia: #188 for boys · 150 births · 1 in 1,106 boysCAUtah: #235 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,732 boysUTColorado: #113 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 580 boysCONebraska: #107 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 618 boysNEMissouri: #110 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 620 boysMOKentucky: #103 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 601 boysKYWest Virginia: #83 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 450 boysWVVirginia: #73 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 395 boysVAMaryland: #83 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 480 boysMDDelaware: #58 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 321 boysDEArizona: #122 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 515 boysAZNew Mexico: #70 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 282 boysNMKansas: #167 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,033 boysKSArkansas: #68 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 320 boysARTennessee: #82 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 409 boysTNNorth Carolina: #65 for boys · 129 births · 1 in 333 boysNCSouth Carolina: #54 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 251 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #95 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 471 boysDCOklahoma: #112 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 559 boysOKLouisiana: #90 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 388 boysLAMississippi: #60 for boys · 81 births · 1 in 254 boysMSAlabama: #84 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 353 boysALGeorgia: #76 for boys · 120 births · 1 in 340 boysGAHawaii: #136 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 603 boysHITexas: #140 for boys · 158 births · 1 in 633 boysTXFlorida: #95 for boys · 96 births · 1 in 485 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#54 · 1 in 251
  2. Delaware#58 · 1 in 321
  3. Mississippi#60 · 1 in 254
  4. North Carolina#65 · 1 in 333
  5. Arkansas#68 · 1 in 320

Best ever in a state: #10 in South Dakota, 1933.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#54901 in 251
Delaware#58131 in 321
Mississippi#60811 in 254
North Carolina#651291 in 333
Arkansas#68471 in 320
New Mexico#70321 in 282
Virginia#73921 in 395
Georgia#761201 in 340
Tennessee#82801 in 409
Maryland#83601 in 480
West Virginia#83301 in 450
Alabama#84831 in 353
Montana#84151 in 342
Louisiana#90891 in 388
District of Columbia#95261 in 471
Florida#95961 in 485
Alaska#9871 in 378
Kentucky#103451 in 601
Nebraska#107181 in 618
Missouri#110591 in 620
Michigan#1121061 in 734
Oklahoma#112321 in 559
Colorado#113301 in 580
Nevada#11561 in 566
Arizona#122281 in 515
South Dakota#12281 in 591
Wisconsin#125371 in 979
Indiana#127531 in 849
Maine#12991 in 902
Ohio#1301021 in 882
Illinois#1331191 in 778
Hawaii#136101 in 603
New Jersey#136551 in 981
Washington#137311 in 825
Iowa#140211 in 1,079
North Dakota#14061 in 811
Texas#1401581 in 633
Pennsylvania#143761 in 1,212
Minnesota#152221 in 1,396
Oregon#152161 in 924
Kansas#167151 in 1,033
California#1881501 in 1,106
Massachusetts#209141 in 3,365
New York#210851 in 1,771
Connecticut#23591 in 2,551
Utah#23561 in 1,732
Idaho———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
51 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1931 at #44 (4,360 births)
  • Births halved by 1970, 39 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 51 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 51 yrs · run 1905–1955
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 238
  • Highest: 1 in 238 boys born in 1931 were named Marvin (0.42%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,437 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · boys
The 1930s
  • 16.2% of all boys named Marvin (41,085) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s726#155 (1886)#181
1890s1,073#120 (1899)#148
1900s2,324#85 (1909)#101
1910s17,821#63 (1919)#74
1920s39,589#46 (1928)#52
1930s41,085#44 (1931)#47
1940s36,445#63 (1941)#77
1950s34,706#93 (1950)#103
1960s28,130#109 (1965)#121
1970s14,732#152 (1971)#174
1980s11,506#199 (1980)#213
1990s9,820#237 (1990)#286
2000s8,231#333 (2003)#356
2010s5,419#430 (2010)#516
2020s2,585#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 1967

girls
#2,432
25 births · 1 in 66,041 girls
boys
#124
2,426 births · 1 in 719 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #2,432Marvin25

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #124Marvin2,426
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 66,041 of them was named Marvin, which outranked 69.0% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marvin
  1. #2,376Terrilyn26
  2. #2,376Tonita26
  3. #2,376Travis26
  4. #2,432Marvin25
  5. #2,432Alyse25
  6. #2,432America25
  7. #2,432Ardis25
  8. #2,492Aisha24
  9. #2,492Allen24
  10. #2,492Allyn24

Tied with 59 names at #2,432; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 719 of them was named Marvin, which outranked 97.3% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marvin
  1. #121Juan2,474
  2. #122Eugene2,450
  3. #123Derek2,447
  4. #124Marvin2,426
  5. #125Leonard2,414
  6. #126Reginald2,402
  7. #127Tommy2,356
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1967 →