Girls' name · since 1913
Marveline
Marveline has 134 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 134
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marveline is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 134 have been recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Marveline recorded 134 times among girls since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1943.
- #23,973 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 134 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marveline ranks #23,973 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 134 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #23,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 134
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marveline's 134 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Marveline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marveline splits its recorded history at 1929: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marveline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1943
- Peak year (1922)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Marveline by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (63 births, 47% of the file).
1920s was Marveline's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Marveline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
63 births
- 1930s
1930s
48 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 63 births (47% of all-time use).
Marveline by state
Where Marveline concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 11 | 8.2% |
11 of 134 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marveline's data
- Marveline's decade-level peak was the 1920s (63 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Marvelines (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
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 Marveline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1913–1943 (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 Marveline 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.