Marvin
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MAR-vin
- Origin
- Welsh
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,372 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #699 for boys
Marvin is a boys' name of Welsh origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,372nd for boys in the UK (21 babies) and 699th for boys in the US (385 babies).
What does Marvin mean?
Welsh: medieval variant of Mervyn, from Merfyn
Medieval variant of Mervyn, from Welsh Merfyn; Merfyn Frych was a 9th-century king of Gwynedd.
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Is Marvin a girl's or a boy's name?
Marvin is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 21 boys in the UK and 385 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Marvin in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,372nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 21 about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 21 boys in the UK were named Marvin, making it the 1,372nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,241st. Its busiest year was 2010, with 40 boys.
Half of all the boys named Marvin in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,306th in England and Wales.
Marvin in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | #1,372 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,501 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,265 |
| 2020 | 23 | #1,241 |
| 2019 | 23 | #1,230 |
| 2018 | 26 | #1,142 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 29 | #1,085 |
| 2015 | 27 | #1,112 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,196 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,139 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,125 |
| 2010 | 40 | #817 |
| 2009 | 33 | #919 |
| 2008 | 17 | #1,436 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,065 |
| 2006 | 34 | #823 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,133 |
| 2004 | 26 | #903 |
| 2003 | 27 | #828 |
| 2002 | 20 | #951 |
| 2001 | 21 | #871 |
| 2000 | 20 | #882 |
| 1999 | 18 | #930 |
| 1998 | 24 | #749 |
| 1997 | 16 | #973 |
| 1996 | 18 | #852 |
How popular is Marvin in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 699th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 385 about 1 in 4,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 385 boys in the US were named Marvin, making it the 699th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 606th. Its busiest year was 1928, with 4,452 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Marvin than any year since 1909.
Half of all the boys named Marvin in the US since 1880 were born between 1930 and 1965, the years shaded on the chart below.
Marvin in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 385 | #699 |
| 2024 | 409 | #670 |
| 2023 | 433 | #636 |
| 2022 | 457 | #611 |
| 2021 | 450 | #618 |
| 2020 | 451 | #606 |
| 2019 | 477 | #583 |
| 2018 | 482 | #573 |
| 2017 | 487 | #557 |
| 2016 | 534 | #542 |
| 2015 | 522 | #548 |
| 2014 | 572 | #492 |
| 2013 | 550 | #498 |
| 2012 | 581 | #470 |
| 2011 | 578 | #465 |
| 2010 | 636 | #430 |
| 2009 | 711 | #415 |
| 2008 | 827 | #372 |
| 2007 | 887 | #356 |
| 2006 | 897 | #344 |
| 2005 | 810 | #365 |
| 2004 | 803 | #352 |
| 2003 | 870 | #333 |
| 2002 | 802 | #341 |
| 2001 | 809 | #341 |
| 2000 | 815 | #336 |
| 1999 | 765 | #348 |
| 1998 | 840 | #323 |
| 1997 | 858 | #311 |
| 1996 | 871 | #302 |
| 1995 | 843 | #314 |
| 1994 | 978 | #278 |
| 1993 | 1,081 | #267 |
| 1992 | 1,175 | #244 |
| 1991 | 1,193 | #237 |
| 1990 | 1,216 | #237 |
| 1989 | 1,192 | #227 |
| 1988 | 1,152 | #221 |
| 1987 | 1,078 | #221 |
| 1986 | 1,138 | #212 |
| 1985 | 1,142 | #212 |
| 1984 | 1,100 | #210 |
| 1983 | 1,172 | #202 |
| 1982 | 1,135 | #214 |
| 1981 | 1,173 | #211 |
| 1980 | 1,224 | #199 |
| 1979 | 1,245 | #196 |
| 1978 | 1,200 | #196 |
| 1977 | 1,172 | #196 |
| 1976 | 1,253 | #181 |
| 1975 | 1,309 | #177 |
| 1974 | 1,486 | #163 |
| 1973 | 1,506 | #162 |
| 1972 | 1,594 | #162 |
| 1971 | 1,931 | #152 |
| 1970 | 2,036 | #153 |
| 1969 | 2,197 | #139 |
| 1968 | 2,255 | #129 |
| 1967 | 2,426 | #124 |
| 1966 | 2,735 | #113 |
| 1965 | 2,969 | #109 |
| 1964 | 2,978 | #119 |
| 1963 | 2,974 | #120 |
| 1962 | 3,133 | #118 |
| 1961 | 3,185 | #120 |
| 1960 | 3,278 | #119 |
| 1959 | 3,167 | #123 |
| 1958 | 3,302 | #119 |
| 1957 | 3,408 | #112 |
| 1956 | 3,483 | #105 |
| 1955 | 3,659 | #94 |
| 1954 | 3,498 | #97 |
| 1953 | 3,564 | #94 |
| 1952 | 3,575 | #95 |
| 1951 | 3,557 | #96 |
| 1950 | 3,493 | #93 |
| 1949 | 3,725 | #89 |
| 1948 | 3,625 | #90 |
| 1947 | 3,773 | #89 |
| 1946 | 3,600 | #88 |
| 1945 | 3,294 | #80 |
| 1944 | 3,569 | #75 |
| 1943 | 3,939 | #66 |
| 1942 | 3,792 | #66 |
| 1941 | 3,626 | #63 |
| 1940 | 3,502 | #63 |
| 1939 | 3,758 | #52 |
| 1938 | 3,900 | #52 |
| 1937 | 3,913 | #49 |
| 1936 | 3,936 | #49 |
| 1935 | 4,278 | #45 |
| 1934 | 4,217 | #44 |
| 1933 | 4,132 | #44 |
| 1932 | 4,187 | #46 |
| 1931 | 4,360 | #44 |
| 1930 | 4,404 | #48 |
| 1929 | 4,389 | #46 |
| 1928 | 4,452 | #46 |
| 1927 | 4,397 | #47 |
| 1926 | 4,111 | #50 |
| 1925 | 4,092 | #51 |
| 1924 | 4,024 | #50 |
| 1923 | 3,810 | #51 |
| 1922 | 3,580 | #56 |
| 1921 | 3,490 | #59 |
| 1920 | 3,244 | #62 |
| 1919 | 2,997 | #63 |
| 1918 | 2,829 | #68 |
| 1917 | 2,517 | #68 |
| 1916 | 2,529 | #66 |
| 1915 | 2,227 | #72 |
| 1914 | 1,627 | #75 |
| 1913 | 1,236 | #77 |
| 1912 | 958 | #83 |
| 1911 | 488 | #82 |
| 1910 | 413 | #84 |
| 1909 | 354 | #85 |
| 1908 | 311 | #87 |
| 1907 | 304 | #87 |
| 1906 | 245 | #94 |
| 1905 | 215 | #100 |
| 1904 | 203 | #103 |
| 1903 | 185 | #106 |
| 1902 | 186 | #103 |
| 1901 | 145 | #117 |
| 1900 | 176 | #130 |
| 1899 | 138 | #120 |
| 1898 | 127 | #140 |
| 1897 | 134 | #122 |
| 1896 | 93 | #173 |
| 1895 | 107 | #144 |
| 1894 | 92 | #168 |
| 1893 | 102 | #148 |
| 1892 | 88 | #180 |
| 1891 | 93 | #143 |
| 1890 | 99 | #143 |
| 1889 | 77 | #173 |
| 1888 | 90 | #166 |
| 1887 | 70 | #180 |
| 1886 | 90 | #155 |
| 1885 | 65 | #197 |
| 1884 | 73 | #186 |
| 1883 | 71 | #174 |
| 1882 | 64 | #200 |
| 1881 | 57 | #197 |
| 1880 | 69 | #184 |
Nicknames for Marvin
- Marv
Names like Marvin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Leon, Freddie, Stanley, William, Martin, Harry, Thomas, Frederick, Arthur, Charlie, Franklin, Harvey
Names related to Marvin
More Welsh names
Dylan, Owen, Winnie, Maddox, Morgan, Idris, Reese, Bowen, Griffin, Rhys, Gavin, Reece, Nia, Seren, Gwendolyn, Winifred
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Marvin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marvin, updated 20 October 2026.