Girls' name · since 1934
Marvia
Since 1934, U.S. Social Security records show 179 babies named Marvia, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,969 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1934
- 1940s
- peak decade
179 girls have been named Marvia since 1934, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Marvia has 179 recorded births among girls since 1934, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1966.
- #20,969 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 179 born since 1934
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marvia ranks #20,969 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 179 born since 1934, peaking in the 1940s.
- #20,969 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 179
- born since 1934
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marvia's 179 recorded births place it above 70.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marvia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marvia splits its recorded history at 1950: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1934 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1949 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marvia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1966
- Peak year (1949)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Marvia by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (74 births, 41% of the file).
1940s was Marvia's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Marvia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1940s
1940s
74 births
- 1950s
1950s
69 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 74 births (41% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marvia's data
- Marvia's decade-level peak was the 1940s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1960s -- 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 Marvia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1934–1966 (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 Marvia 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.