Marvin
Boy nameMarvin has been given to 255,807 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1928 and currently ranks #699 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈmɑː.vɪn/
From Welsh Merfyn (“Mervyn”)API, probably from mer (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).
Origin: Welsh
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
255,807
Peak year
1928 (4,484 babies)
Rank in 2025
#699 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -26%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Marvin
Marvin Gaye
American R&B and soul singer (1939–1984)
Marvin Minsky
American cognitive scientist (1927-2016)
Marvin Plattenhardt
German association football player
Marvin Hamlisch
American composer and conductor (1944-2012)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Marvin.
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