Girls' name · since 1922
Marvalene
Marvalene has 131 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1944 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,190 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1922
- 1930s
- peak decade
131 girls have been named Marvalene since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marvalene has been recorded 131 times among girls since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1953.
- #24,190 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 131 born since 1922
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marvalene ranks #24,190 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 131 born since 1922, peaking in the 1930s.
- #24,190 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 131
- born since 1922
- 1930s
- peak decade
Marvalene's 131 recorded births place it above 66.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marvalene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marvalene splits its recorded history at 1939: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1944 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marvalene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1953
- Peak year (1944)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Marvalene by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (57 births, 44% of the file).
1930s was Marvalene's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Marvalene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s
1930s
57 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s 20
1950s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 57 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marvalene's data
- Marvalene's usage has stayed within range of its 1930s decade-level peak (57 total births) through the 1950s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marvalene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1944)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marvalene draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.