Girls' name · since 1939
Marvetta
Marvetta has 298 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 298
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
298 girls have been named Marvetta since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marvetta has been recorded 298 times among girls since 1939, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1987.
- #15,959 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 298 born since 1939
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marvetta ranks #15,959 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 298 born since 1939, peaking in the 1960s.
- #15,959 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 298
- born since 1939
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marvetta's 298 recorded births place it above 77.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marvetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marvetta's full recorded timeline at 1963, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marvetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1987
- Peak year (1961)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Marvetta by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (105 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Marvetta's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Marvetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s
1950s
84 births
- 1960s
1960s
105 births
- 1970s
1970s
52 births
- 1980s 28
1980s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 105 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marvetta's data
- Marvetta's decade-level peak was the 1960s (105 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Marvetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1939–1987 (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 Marvetta 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.