Recorded 1949–1990 Girls' name Peak 1971 326 births

Marvette — girls' name

326 babies named Marvette in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s331960s1171970s1141980s501990s6
1960s
Peak decade

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

1971
Single peak year

19 babies were named Marvette in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marvette

The Social Security Administration has registered 326 babies named Marvette between 1949 and 1990, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marvette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marvette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 117 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marvette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marvette 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 326 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.

Marvette at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

326

Since 1949

42 years of records

Peak year

1971

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1949

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1990

Marvette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1949

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1971)
19
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 19901984197719721967196219571949 6

Marvette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
117 births that decade — 36% of Marvette's all-time total
1940s61950s331960s1171970s1141980s501990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marvette?
326 babies have been named Marvette since 1949. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1971 with 19 births.
When was Marvette most popular?
Marvette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Marvette been used?
Marvette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 42 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Marvette?
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, 1949–1990 (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.