Recorded 1918–1952 Girls' name Peak 1937 138 births

Marvelyn — girls' name

138 babies named Marvelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s291930s491940s431950s12
1930s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Marvelyn was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

11 babies were named Marvelyn in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marvelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 138 babies named Marvelyn between 1918 and 1952, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marvelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marvelyn performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marvelyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marvelyn 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 138 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.

Marvelyn at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

138

Since 1918

35 years of records

Peak year

1937

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1918

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1952

Marvelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1918

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1937)
11
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 19521947194419361933192919241918 5

Marvelyn by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
49 births that decade — 36% of Marvelyn's all-time total
1910s51920s291930s491940s431950s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marvelyn?
138 babies have been named Marvelyn since 1918. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1937 with 11 births.
When was Marvelyn most popular?
Marvelyn was most popular in the 1930s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
How long has the name Marvelyn been used?
Marvelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 35 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Marvelyn?
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, 1918–1952 (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.