Unisex name · since 1908
Marvelle
442 babies named Marvelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,744 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 442
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
442 girls have been named Marvelle since 1908, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marvelle has been recorded 442 times among girls since 1908, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1908 to 2019.
- #12,744 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 442 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marvelle ranks #12,744 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 442 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,744 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 442
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marvelle's 442 recorded births place it above 82.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Marvelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marvelle splits its recorded history at 1933: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marvelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2019
- Peak year (1917)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Marvelle popularity over time - boys
75 total births recorded since 1968 (Marvelle as boys' name)
Marvelle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (141 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Marvelle's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Marvelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
84 births
- 1920s
1920s
141 births
- 1930s
1930s
111 births
- 1940s 53
1940s
53 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 141 births (32% of all-time use).
Marvelle by state
Where Marvelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 442 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marvelle's data
- Marvelle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Marvelles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marvelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1908–2019 (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 Marvelle 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.