Marvell
The Story of Marvell
As a girl name
Marvell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1926: 15 births, good for #2,351 nationwide. About 30% of every Marvell on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Marvell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1972, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 323 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Marvell as a boy name dates back to 1920, when 8 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 33 newborns named Marvell — #3,313 in the national rankings. Marvell last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Marvell
Marvell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Marvell's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #3,313. Use the chart and map above to compare Marvell's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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