Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Marvin

Endangered Down 91.4% from peak
Peak era
1928
Peak births
4,452
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Silent Generation

Quick answers about Marvin

How many people are named Marvin?

An estimated 108,503 living Americans are named Marvin.

How rare is Marvin?

Marvin is uncommon among babies today, with 385 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 91.4% from its 1928 peak.

How old is the typical Marvin?

The median age of a living American named Marvin is approximately 59 years, with most bearers falling between 38 and 70 years old.

Is Marvin still popular?

No. Marvin is endangered as a baby name, down 91.4% from its 1928 peak with 385 births in 2025.

Where is Marvin most common?

Marvin has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 4.5× more often than the national baseline.

1880Peak 19282025
peak 1928 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1928
Decline from peak
91.4%
2025
385
All-time
254,192

Marvin is most concentrated in District of Columbia — about 4.5× the national rate in the 2000s.

States where Marvin is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: 4.5× the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY