Recorded 1919–1957 Girls' name Peak 1936 151 births

Marvelene — girls' name

151 babies named Marvelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1936. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s231930s751940s381950s10
1930s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Marvelene was born in this single decade.

1936
Single peak year

12 babies were named Marvelene in 1936 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marvelene

The Social Security Administration has registered 151 babies named Marvelene between 1919 and 1957, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marvelene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1936, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marvelene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marvelene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marvelene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marvelene 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 151 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.

Marvelene at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

151

Since 1919

39 years of records

Peak year

1936

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1919

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1957

Marvelene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1919

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1936)
12
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
468101214 19571944194119381934193019241919 5

Marvelene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
75 births that decade — 50% of Marvelene's all-time total
1910s51920s231930s751940s381950s10

Marvelene by state

Where Marvelene concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marvelene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 3.3%
Alabama share of Marvelene's total US births 3.3%

5 of 151 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marvelene?
151 babies have been named Marvelene since 1919. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1936 with 12 births.
When was Marvelene most popular?
Marvelene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1936.
Where is Marvelene most popular?
The top states for the name Marvelene are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Marvelene been used?
Marvelene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 39 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Marvelene?
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.

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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, 1919–1957 (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.