Marv — boys' name

What the Data Says About Marv

The Social Security Administration has registered 140 babies named Marv between 1942 and 1967, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marv currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marv performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marv shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marv in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marv in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 140 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.