Girls' name · since 1912
Marvine
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 542 babies named Marvine, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 542
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
542 girls have been named Marvine since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Marvine has 542 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1968.
- #11,278 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 542 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marvine ranks #11,278 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 542 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 542
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marvine's 542 recorded births place it above 84.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Marvine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marvine's SSA record in two at 1937 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1924 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marvine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1968
- Peak year (1924)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Marvine popularity over time - boys
8 total births recorded since 1951 (Marvine as boys' name)
Marvine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (153 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Marvine's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Marvine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 58
1910s
58 births
- 1920s
1920s
153 births
- 1930s
1930s
124 births
- 1940s
1940s
111 births
- 1950s
1950s
73 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 153 births (28% of all-time use).
How Marvine 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 Marvine's total volume
Marvine by state
Where Marvine concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
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What to do with Marvine's data
- Marvine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Marvines (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marvine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1912–1968 (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 Marvine 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.