Girls' name · since 1910
Marvella
Marvella has 1,535 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,158 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,535
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marvella is the #10158 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,535 recorded since 1910.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marvella has been recorded 1,535 times among girls since 1910, currently ranked #10158 nationally and more common than 41% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #5,611 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,158 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,535 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marvella ranks #5,611 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,158 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,535 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,611 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,158 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,535
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marvella's 1,535 recorded births place it above 92.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Marvella compares
1,535 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marvella's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marvella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,535 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marvella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marvella splits its recorded history at 1965: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marvella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Marvella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (214 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Marvella's strongest decade.
214 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Marvella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 62
1910s
62 births
- 1920s
1920s
214 births
- 1930s
1930s
183 births
- 1940s
1940s
185 births
- 1950s
1950s
156 births
- 1960s
1960s
180 births
- 1970s
1970s
119 births
- 1980s 79
1980s
79 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s
2000s
90 births
- 2010s
2010s
105 births
- 2020s
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 214 births (14% of all-time use).
How Marvella compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marvella's total volume
Marvella by state
Where Marvella concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30 | 2.0% |
| #2 | Iowa | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Texas | | 10 | 0.7% |
30 of 1,535 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Marvella's data
- Marvella's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (214 total births) through the 2020s (99) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Marvellas (30 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Marvella
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Marvella
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Marvella
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marvella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Marvella 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.