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Marvin

Boy's name · #699 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Marvin — on the books since 1880, #699 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 254,000 boys share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 31 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#205 in Austria (2025) · #359 in Switzerland (2025) · #408 in Norway (2025) · #496 in Ecuador (2025) · #834 in Sweden (2025) · #890 in France (2025) · #1,031 in Belgium (2025) · #1,344 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,262 in Canada (2024).

Famous Marvins

• 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)
• Marvin Harris — American anthropologist (1927–2001)

In stories & tradition

• Marvin the Martian — Looney Tunes (film series)
• Marvin the Paranoid Android — The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel series)
• Marvin Monroe — The Simpsons (TV series)

What Marvins become

Among 1,187 notable people named Marvin:

Sports figures appear 2.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Marvin Plattenhardt, German association football player.

Spellings & nicknames

Earlier generations knew Marv — the standard of the 1940s.

Similar names: Neil · Marshall · Wallace · Marlin · Ervin · Mervin

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