Recorded 1933–1952 Girls' name Peak 1939 29 births

Marvalee — girls' name

29 babies named Marvalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1939. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

29 girls have been named Marvalee since 1933, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1952.

29
total births
1933–1952
years on record
1930s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Marvalee was born in this single decade.

1939
Single peak year

7 babies were named Marvalee in 1939 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marvalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Marvalee between 1933 and 1952, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marvalee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1939, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marvalee performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marvalee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marvalee 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 29 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.

Marvalee at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

29

Since 1933

20 years of records

Peak year

1939

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1933

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1952

Marvalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1933

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1939)
7
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
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Marvalee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
18 births that decade — 62% of Marvalee's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marvalee?
29 babies have been named Marvalee since 1933. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1939 with 7 births.
When was Marvalee most popular?
Marvalee was most popular in the 1930s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1939.
How long has the name Marvalee been used?
Marvalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 20 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Marvalee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1933–1952 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.