Meaning and history
From an English surname derived from the Welsh given name Merfyn or the Old English name Mærwine, Marvin became an American given name that rose steadily in popularity in the early 20th century and peaked in the early 1930s, closely paralleling the similar-sounding but unrelated name Melvin. A notable bearer was the American musician Marvin Gaye (1939-1984).
20062006: 897 births, rank #344
2007: 887 births, rank #356
2008: 827 births, rank #372
2009: 711 births, rank #415
2010: 636 births, rank #430
20112011: 578 births, rank #465
2012: 581 births, rank #470
2013: 550 births, rank #498
2014: 572 births, rank #492
2015: 522 births, rank #548
20162016: 534 births, rank #542
2017: 487 births, rank #557
2018: 482 births, rank #573
2019: 477 births, rank #583
2020: 451 births, rank #606
20212021: 450 births, rank #618
2022: 457 births, rank #611
2023: 433 births, rank #636
2024: 409 births, rank #670
20252025: 385 births, rank #699
Marvin moved from #672 to #699 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1928, with 4,452 births.