Marvin has been given to about 255,807 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1928, which makes it a interwar name.
Marvin ranks 699th among American boys in 2025, with 385 born that year. Its best year was 1928, when 4,484 babies were given the name, ranking 46th. The typical living American called Marvin is about 67 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wisconsin, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.