Boys' name · since 1880
Marvin
Marvin has 254,192 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #699 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 254,192
- born since 1880
- 1930s
- peak decade
254,192 babies have been named Marvin since 1880, making it today's #699 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marvin has been recorded 254,192 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #699 nationally and more common than 95% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #149 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #699 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 254,192 born since 1880
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marvin ranks #149 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #699 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 254,192 born since 1880, peaking in the 1930s.
- #149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #699 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 254,192
- born since 1880
- 1930s
- peak decade
Marvin's 254,192 recorded births place it above 99.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Marvin compares
254,192 Top 2% higher than 98% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marvin's all-time total is 689x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marvin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 254,192 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 4,452 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marvin's full recorded timeline at 1953, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 57 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 4,452 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marvin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1928)
- 4,452
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Marvin popularity over time - girls
1,615 total births recorded since 1902 (Marvin as girls' name)
Marvin by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (41,085 births, 16% of the file).
1930s was Marvin's strongest decade.
41,085 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Marvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 726
1880s
726 births
- 1890s 1,073
1890s
1,073 births
- 1900s 2,324
1900s
2,324 births
- 1910s
1910s
17,821 births
- 1920s
1920s
39,589 births
- 1930s
1930s
41,085 births
- 1940s
1940s
36,445 births
- 1950s
1950s
34,706 births
- 1960s
1960s
28,130 births
- 1970s 14,732
1970s
14,732 births
- 1980s 11,506
1980s
11,506 births
- 1990s 9,820
1990s
9,820 births
- 2000s 8,231
2000s
8,231 births
- 2010s 5,419
2010s
5,419 births
- 2020s 2,585
2020s
2,585 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 41,085 births (16% of all-time use).
How Marvin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Marvin's total volume
Marvin by state
Where Marvin concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16,400 | 6.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 14,688 | 5.8% |
| #3 | California | | 14,475 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 12,343 | 4.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 10,608 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10,560 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 10,517 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 10,489 | 4.1% |
16,400 of 254,192 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Marvin appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marvin's data
- Marvin's decade-level peak was the 1930s (41,085 total births); usage has since declined to 2,585 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Marvins (16,400 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
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 Marvin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Marvin 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.