Boys' name · peaked in 1931
Marvin name popularity since 1925
215,433 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Marvin (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1952 or earlier, so the typical Marvin is about 74 years old in 2026. Marvin peaked in 1931 as the #45 name for boys, and it ranked #699 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 215,433
- Named Marvin, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1931
- #45 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #699
- for boys in 2025 (385 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 1,333 girls · 214,100 boys
- Most popular in
- North Dakota
- 2.72× its national share
Peak year is the year Marvin made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Marvin births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1928. Measured as a share of all babies, Marvin peaked in 1931.
Decade by decade
Babies named Marvin in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 172 | 21,441 | – |
| 1930s | 239 | 41,085 | #45 |
| 1940s | 198 | 36,445 | #80 |
| 1950s | 163 | 34,706 | #94 |
| 1960s | 220 | 28,130 | #109 |
| 1970s | 178 | 14,732 | #177 |
| 1980s | 121 | 11,506 | #212 |
| 1990s | 32 | 9,820 | #314 |
| 2000s | 5 | 8,231 | #365 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5,419 | #548 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,585 | #699 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
33.5% of babies named Marvin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Marvin is most popular
The index compares Marvin's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Marvin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 2.72× | 1,838 |
| South Dakota | 2.55× | 1,742 |
| Nebraska | 2.09× | 3,146 |
| Iowa | 1.96× | 5,336 |
| Kansas | 1.77× | 3,864 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Marvin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Marvin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Marvin (1931).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data