Marvin is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “Mervyn and marrow.” In 2024 it was given to 406 boys in the United States.
Marvin belongs to the Spanish and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “Mervyn and marrow” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Marvin first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #44 in 1933, and in 2024 406 babies received the name — 253,786 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Marvin means “Mervyn and marrow” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Marvin is a boy name. In 2024, 406 babies received the name in the US.
Marvin comes from the Spanish and English & American tradition.
Marvin first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #44 in 1933, and 406 babies were given the name in 2024.
Marvin is pronounced /ˈmɑː.vɪn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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