Marvin

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Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Marvin is a masculine given name, derived from the Welsh name Mervyn, an Anglicized form of Merfyn. The name Merfyn contains the Old Welsh elements mer, probably meaning "marrow", and myn, meaning "eminent".

From Wikipedia

Marvin first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1928 with 4,452 babies (rank #46 that year). In 2024 it was given to 406 boys (rank #671). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Marvin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Marvin yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

255,401
Total babies (all years)
145
Years in the data
4,452
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
188069#184
188157#200
188264#201
188371#174
188473#190
188565#197
188690#155
188770#181
188890#167
188977#175
189099#143
189193#143
189288#180
1893102#148
189492#168
1895107#144
189693#175
1897134#122
1898127#141
1899138#121
1900176#130
1901145#117
1902186#105
1903185#106
1904203#104
1905215#100
1906245#94
1907304#87
1908311#87
1909354#85
1910413#84
1911488#82
1912958#83
19131,236#77
19141,627#75
19152,227#72
19162,529#66
19172,517#68
19182,829#68
19192,997#63
19203,244#62
19213,490#59
19223,580#56
19233,810#51
19244,024#50
19254,092#51
19264,111#50
19274,397#47
19284,452#46
19294,389#46
19304,403#48
19314,360#45
19324,188#46
19334,131#44
19344,217#44
19354,278#45
19363,936#49
19373,912#49
19383,900#53
19393,758#52
19403,502#63
19413,626#63
19423,792#66
19433,939#66
19443,568#75
19453,294#80
19463,600#88
19473,773#89
19483,625#90
19493,725#89
19503,493#93
19513,557#96
19523,575#95
19533,564#94
19543,498#97
19553,660#94
19563,482#105
19573,408#112
19583,301#119
19593,168#123
19603,276#119
19613,185#120
19623,130#118
19632,975#120
19642,977#119
19652,969#109
19662,735#113
19672,427#124
19682,255#129
19692,198#139
19702,036#153
19711,931#152
19721,594#163
19731,506#162
19741,486#163
19751,309#177
19761,253#181
19771,172#196
19781,200#196
19791,245#196
19801,224#200
19811,171#212
19821,135#214
19831,172#202
19841,100#210
19851,143#212
19861,137#212
19871,079#221
19881,152#221
19891,191#227
19901,216#237
19911,193#237
19921,175#244
19931,081#267
1994978#278
1995843#314
1996871#303
1997858#311
1998840#323
1999765#348
2000815#336
2001809#341
2002802#341
2003870#333
2004802#352
2005809#365
2006896#344
2007887#356
2008827#372
2009710#415
2010636#431
2011577#466
2012581#471
2013550#498
2014571#493
2015522#548
2016533#542
2017487#559
2018480#577
2019477#584
2020451#606
2021450#619
2022457#612
2023432#638
2024406#671