Recorded 1913–1943 Girls' name Peak 1922 134 births

Marveline — girls' name

134 babies named Marveline in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s631930s481940s11
1920s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Marveline was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

13 babies were named Marveline in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marveline

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Marveline between 1913 and 1943, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marveline currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1943. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marveline performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marveline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marveline in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marveline 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 134 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.

Marveline at a glance

Last recorded 1943

Total births

134

Since 1913

31 years of records

Peak year

1922

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1943

Active since

1913

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1943

Marveline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1943–1913

Last recorded 1943
Peak year (1922)
13
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
468101214 1943193819321929192619221913 6

Marveline by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
63 births that decade — 47% of Marveline's all-time total
1910s121920s631930s481940s11

Marveline by state

Where Marveline concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marveline
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
11 8.2%
Alabama share of Marveline's total US births 8.2%

11 of 134 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marveline?
134 babies have been named Marveline since 1913. It was last recorded in 1943. The peak year was 1922 with 13 births.
When was Marveline most popular?
Marveline was most popular in the 1920s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Marveline most popular?
The top states for the name Marveline are Alabama (11 births).
How long has the name Marveline been used?
Marveline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 31 years of data through 1943.
What names are similar to Marveline?
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, 1913–1943 (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.