Boys' name · since 1918

Marwood

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.

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

Marwood sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 26 recorded since 1918.

Marwood has 26 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1918 to 1944.

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

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Marwood's 26 recorded births place it above 40% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Marwood's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Marwood's SSA record in two at 1932 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Marwood popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1920)
7
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
5.566.577.5 1918192019321944 6

Marwood by decade

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

1920s was Marwood's strongest decade.

7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Marwood births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 7 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

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?
The SSA has tracked Marwood since 1918 -- 27 years through the most recent 1944 data.
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.

What to do with Marwood's data

  • Marwood's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1940s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • 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.

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, 1918–1944 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Marwood: Baby Name Since 1918 - 26 Births, Peak 1920." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marwood. 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 Marwood 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.