Marvis
The Story of Marvis
As a girl name
Marvis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1914, with 13 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 43 Marviss were born — ranking #1,206 that year. As of 2026, Marvis ranks #9,750 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Marviss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Marvis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 37 Marviss were born — ranking #1,595 that year. As of 2026, Marvis ranks #9,668 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Marviss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Marvis
Marvis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Marvis's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #1,206. Use the chart and map above to compare Marvis'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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