Marvin
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning famous friend.
Babies a year
483
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#699
down from #671
UK popularity
#1307
21 babies
How Marvin has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #547 |
| 2016 | #542 |
| 2017 | #559 |
| 2018 | #577 |
| 2019 | #586 |
| 2020 | #604 |
| 2021 | #619 |
| 2022 | #612 |
| 2023 | #645 |
| 2024 | #671 |
| 2025 | #699 |
In 2025, 21 babies in England and Wales were named Marvin. In the US, 483 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 4,454 in 1928.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Marvin was most common in 1935, when it went to 0.40% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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