Total births
603
Girls' name · since 1919
Marvina
603 babies named Marvina in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 603
- total births
- 1919–2020
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 23%
- born in that decade
Marvina is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 603 have been recorded since 1919.
Marvina has 603 recorded births among girls since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2020.
- 603 total births
- 1919–2020 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 23% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
603 girls have been named Marvina since 1919, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 2020.
- 603
- total births
- 1919–2020
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 23%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
23% of everyone ever named Marvina was born in this single decade.
1951
Single peak year
17 babies were named Marvina in 1951 - its busiest year on record.
Marvina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marvina splits its recorded history at 1966: 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 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marvina at a glance
Last recorded 2020Peak year
1951
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1919
Marvina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2020
- Peak year (1951)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Marvina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Marvina's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Marvina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
78 births
- 1950s
1950s
136 births
- 1960s
1960s
131 births
- 1970s
1970s
111 births
- 1980s
1980s
78 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 136 births (23% of all-time use).
How Marvina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marvina's total volume
Marvina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Marvina? ▼
Since 1919, Social Security records show 603 babies named Marvina. The most recent recorded year was 2020. Its busiest year on record was 1951, with 17 births.
When was Marvina most popular? ▼
Marvina was most popular in the 1950s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
How long has the name Marvina been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Marvina since 1919 -- 102 years through the most recent 2020 data.
What names are similar to Marvina? ▼
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.
What to do with Marvina's data
- Marvina's decade-level peak was the 1950s (136 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Marvina
Nearby Names Like Marvina
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Marvina
Mary Girl
#131 4,141,481 births
Margaret Girl
#119 1,264,774 births
Maria Girl
#74 566,111 births
Martha Girl
#666 551,741 births
Marie Girl
#632 540,077 births
Compare Marvina side by side: Marvina vs Mary Marvina vs Margaret Marvina vs Maria
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1919–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Marvina: Baby Name Since 1919 - 603 Births, Peak 1951." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marvina. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Marvina 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 July 2026.