Marvin Name Popularity

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How popular is Marvin?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Marvin, ranked the 580th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Marvin has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #44 for the first time in 1933 and as recently as 1934.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1928 with 4,452 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Marvin was 57 in 1881.

Approximately during the years 1894-1900, and 1903-1923, the name Marvin took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1971-1975, 1991-1995, and 2006-2010 were years of successive downward movement.

Marvin's popularity has been moving downward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Marvin lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Marvin?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Marvin still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Marvin has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Marvin (Girl)		Marvin (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	473	580
2017		< 5	--	485	559
2016		< 5	--	531	544
2015		< 5	--	520	551
2014		< 5	--	570	493
2013		< 5	--	550	496
2012		< 5	--	578	472
2011		< 5	--	572	471
2010		< 5	--	635	431
2009		< 5	--	706	415
2008		< 5	--	827	372
2007		< 5	--	883	356
2006		< 5	--	891	345
2005		< 5	--	808	366
2004		5	17,839	798	353
2003		< 5	--	865	333
2002		< 5	--	797	344
2001		< 5	--	802	342
2000		< 5	--	810	338
1999		< 5	--	764	348
1998		< 5	--	840	323
1997		< 5	--	858	311
1996		< 5	--	871	303
1995		< 5	--	843	314
1994		6	12,808	978	278
1993		9	9,228	1,081	267
1992		5	14,670	1,175	245
1991		5	14,536	1,193	237
1990		7	10,936	1,216	237
1989		5	13,728	1,189	228
1988		15	5,493	1,153	221
1987		18	4,599	1,078	221
1986		9	7,501	1,136	212
1985		15	4,998	1,143	211
1984		12	5,745	1,102	210
1983		11	6,058	1,172	202
1982		9	7,250	1,136	213
1981		16	4,649	1,171	212
1980		11	6,169	1,224	200
1979		14	4,991	1,245	196
1978		15	4,585	1,200	196
1977		19	3,858	1,172	196
1976		17	3,897	1,252	182
1975		15	4,279	1,311	177
1974		20	3,385	1,485	163
1973		20	3,302	1,506	162
1972		22	3,020	1,594	162
1971		27	2,701	1,932	152
1970		9	5,660	2,034	153
1969		17	3,410	2,198	139
1968		28	2,335	2,255	129
1967		25	2,472	2,429	124
1966		18	3,002	2,733	113
1965		21	2,720	2,970	109
1964		30	2,231	2,975	119
1963		25	2,463	2,974	120
1962		18	2,994	3,131	118
1961		21	2,721	3,184	119
1960		17	3,061	3,278	119
1959		10	4,207	3,165	123
1958		21	2,556	3,292	119
1957		15	3,107	3,411	112
1956		20	2,587	3,477	105
1955		16	2,910	3,659	94
1954		15	2,972	3,497	97
1953		23	2,217	3,563	94
1952		13	3,140	3,579	95
1951		15	2,769	3,554	96
1950		15	2,738	3,496	93
1949		19	2,315	3,724	89
1948		21	2,163	3,626	90
1947		19	2,327	3,773	89
1946		18	2,283	3,599	88
1945		17	2,122	3,294	80
1944		25	1,688	3,568	75
1943		21	1,928	3,938	66
1942		18	2,092	3,792	66
1941		19	1,930	3,626	63
1940		21	1,775	3,499	63
1939		21	1,710	3,760	52
1938		14	2,296	3,899	53
1937		16	2,063	3,910	49
1936		18	1,847	3,942	49
1935		23	1,592	4,272	45
1934		20	1,747	4,218	44
1933		29	1,348	4,131	44
1932		33	1,286	4,188	46
1931		30	1,362	4,357	45
1930		35	1,282	4,402	48
1929		44	1,117	4,390	46
1928		32	1,385	4,452	46
1927		37	1,322	4,396	47
1926		33	1,405	4,112	50
1925		26	1,681	4,091	51
1924		40	1,273	4,023	50
1923		26	1,657	3,811	51
1922		24	1,761	3,580	56
1921		23	1,847	3,490	59
1920		24	1,733	3,244	62
1919		14	2,459	2,997	63
1918		22	1,787	2,829	68
1917		16	2,163	2,517	68
1916		12	2,602	2,529	66
1915		15	2,106	2,227	72
1914		10	2,373	1,627	75
1913		10	2,118	1,236	77
1912		5	3,275	958	83
1911		8	1,895	488	82
1910		8	1,880	413	84
1909		7	1,897	354	85
1908		7	1,785	311	87
1907		< 5	--	304	87
1906		< 5	--	245	94
1905		5	2,131	215	100
1904		< 5	--	203	104
1903		< 5	--	185	106
1902		6	1,726	186	105
1901		< 5	--	145	117
1900		< 5	--	176	130
1899		< 5	--	138	121
1898		< 5	--	127	141
1897		< 5	--	134	122
1896		< 5	--	93	175
1895		< 5	--	107	144
1894		< 5	--	92	168
1893		< 5	--	102	148
1892		< 5	--	88	180
1891		< 5	--	93	143
1890		< 5	--	99	143
1889		< 5	--	77	175
1888		< 5	--	90	167
1887		< 5	--	70	181
1886		< 5	--	90	155
1885		< 5	--	65	197
1884		< 5	--	73	190
1883		< 5	--	71	174
1882		< 5	--	64	201
1881		< 5	--	57	200
1880		< 5	--	69	184

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.