Gender
Origin
- English
- Form of Mervin.
Friend of the sea - Celtic
- Lives by the sea
- Teutonic
- Mariner
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Marvin
Pronunciation
m(a)-rvin, mar-vin
Famous People
Composer Marvin Hamlisch, Singer Marvin Gaye
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1928 (rank #46, 4,451 births); most recent 2025 (rank #699, 385 births)
- Girls: peak in 1929 (rank #1106, 44 births); most recent 2019 (rank #15532, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 385 | – |
| 2024 | 406 | – |
| 2023 | 432 | – |
| 2022 | 457 | – |
| 2021 | 450 | – |
| 2020 | 451 | – |
| 2019 | 477 | 5 |
| 2018 | 480 | – |
| 2017 | 487 | – |
| 2016 | 533 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #745, 40 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1310, 21 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2024 | 17 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 26 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1993 (rank #102, 715 births); most recent 2023 (rank #724, 58 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 58 |
| 2022 | 95 |
| 2021 | 102 |
| 2020 | 100 |
| 2019 | 169 |
| 2018 | 213 |
| 2017 | 176 |
| 2016 | 144 |
| 2015 | 141 |
| 2014 | 166 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #492, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #748, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #271, 4 births); most recent 2016 (rank #707, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1961 (rank #116, 31 births); most recent 2023 (rank #581, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence