Recorded 1922–1953 Girls' name Peak 1944 131 births

Marvalene — girls' name

131 babies named Marvalene in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s101930s571940s441950s20
1930s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Marvalene was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

9 babies were named Marvalene in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marvalene

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Marvalene between 1922 and 1953, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marvalene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marvalene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marvalene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marvalene 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 131 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.

Marvalene at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

131

Since 1922

32 years of records

Peak year

1944

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1922

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1953

Marvalene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1922

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1944)
9
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
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Marvalene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
57 births that decade — 44% of Marvalene's all-time total
1920s101930s571940s441950s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marvalene?
131 babies have been named Marvalene since 1922. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1944 with 9 births.
When was Marvalene most popular?
Marvalene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
How long has the name Marvalene been used?
Marvalene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 32 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Marvalene?
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, 1922–1953 (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.