Recorded 1918–2020 Boys' name Peak 1990 370 births

Marwin — boys' name

370 babies named Marwin in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51940s111950s101960s161970s901980s541990s882000s392010s472020s5
1970s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Marwin was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

17 babies were named Marwin in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marwin

The Social Security Administration has registered 370 babies named Marwin between 1918 and 2020, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marwin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marwin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Marwin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Marwin in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marwin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 370 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marwin at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

370

Since 1918

103 years of records

Peak year

1990

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1918

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2020

Marwin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1918

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1990)
17
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
05101520 202020121999199219821976196919201918 5

Marwin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
90 births that decade — 24% of Marwin's all-time total
1910s51920s51940s111950s101960s161970s901980s541990s882000s392010s472020s5

Marwin by state

Where Marwin concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Marwin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 3.0%
#2 Texas
5 1.4%
California share of Marwin's total US births 3.0%
Even split

11 of 370 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marwin?
370 babies have been named Marwin since 1918. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1990 with 17 births.
When was Marwin most popular?
Marwin was most popular in the 1970s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Marwin most popular?
The top states for the name Marwin are California (11 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Marwin been used?
Marwin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 103 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Marwin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.