Marvine
Feminine · “a feminine of Marvin”
Marvine is overwhelmingly a girls’ name — 542 girls against 8 boys since 1880.
Marvine is Marvin with a French-looking final e, given almost entirely to girls. It is two syllables, soft at the end.
How old is the name Marvine?
Marvine first appears in US birth records in 1912 — 113 years ago. The typical Marvine alive today was born around 1934, making them about 91 years old. About 200 people named Marvine are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Marvine most popular?
Marvine peaked in 1925, reaching #1795 nationally. See the whole 1925 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Merfyn to Marvine
The story of Marvine
Marvin was a familiar American boy's name, and families who wanted a daughter's version sometimes added an e, the way French turns Jean into Jeanne. Marvine is the result, and the record shows it went nearly always to girls. No record says who first chose it or why.
Meaningscholars disagree
a feminine of Marvin
Marvin is usually traced to the Welsh Merfyn, whose meaning is uncertain. Marvine adds an e, which in French marks a feminine, and nothing more is recorded.
How the name formed
- Merfyn
- Marvin
- Marvine
Pronouncing Marvine
mar-VEEN
Most families stress the second syllable. Some say MAR-vin, like Marvin.
Nicknames for Marvine
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1912
- Most girls named
- 192423 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1795reached in 1925
- Change vs 1967
- 0.0%5 in 1968, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Marvines among us
people named Marvine are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Marvine sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is rare, so she will seldom share it.
- It has a soft, French look.
- People will read it as Marvin, a man's name.
- A very few boys have been given it.
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Frequently asked
- How many Marvines are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Marvine are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Marvine in 2025?
- Marvine is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Marvine with classmates?
- Marvine will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More M names
The most-given names starting with M, all years combined.
Mary#125 · Margaret#112 · Michelle#465 · Melissa#419 · Maria#87 · Martha#712 · Marie#617 · Mildred#1962
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