Unisex name · since 1914
Marvie
Marvie has 274 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1941 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 274
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marvie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 274 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marvie has been recorded 274 times among girls since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1974.
- #16,700 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 274 born since 1914
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marvie ranks #16,700 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 274 born since 1914, peaking in the 1940s.
- #16,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 274
- born since 1914
- 1940s
- peak decade
Marvie's 274 recorded births place it above 76.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Marvie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marvie's SSA record in two at 1940 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1941 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marvie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1974
- Peak year (1941)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Marvie popularity over time - boys
68 total births recorded since 1919 (Marvie as boys' name)
Marvie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (78 births, 28% of the file).
1940s was Marvie's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Marvie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s
1930s
73 births
- 1940s
1940s
78 births
- 1950s
1950s
50 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 78 births (28% of all-time use).
Marvie by state
Where Marvie concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 274 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marvie's data
- Marvie's decade-level peak was the 1940s (78 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Marvies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina 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 Marvie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~60 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, 1914–1974 (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 Marvie 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.