Recorded 1918–1944 Boys' name Peak 1920 26 births

Marwood — boys' name

26 babies named Marwood in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

26 boys have been named Marwood since 1918, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1944.

26
total births
1918–1944
years on record
1920s
peak decade
27%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Marwood was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

7 babies were named Marwood in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marwood

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Marwood between 1918 and 1944, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marwood currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marwood performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marwood shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marwood 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 26 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.

Marwood at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

26

Since 1918

27 years of records

Peak year

1920

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1918

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 1944

Marwood popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1918

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1920)
7
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
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Marwood by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
7 births that decade — 27% of Marwood's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marwood?
26 babies have been named Marwood since 1918. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1920 with 7 births.
When was Marwood most popular?
Marwood was most popular in the 1920s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Marwood been used?
Marwood has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 27 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Marwood?
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, 1918–1944 (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.