Marvin

“Marrow; eminent” — Welsh origin

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

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. Marvie is a short form of Marvin. Earlier generations knew Marv — the standard of the 1940s.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,200 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 1,400 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 3,300 boys in Norway (2025).

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

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 · Duck Dodgers
Marvin the Paranoid Android — The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Marvin Monroe — The Simpsons

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.

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

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