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Marvin

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What official birth registration shows about Marvin: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #689 to #2160.200020052010201520202025#689#2160
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#853
1997#914
1998#689
1999#869
2000#817
2001#842
2002#869
2003#761
2004#815
2005#1135
2006#764
2007#1014
2008#1343
2009#868
2010#744
2011#1087
2012#1367
2013#1063
2014#1144
2015#1095
2016#1081
2017#1546
2018#1097
2019#1152
2020#1150
2021#1250
2022#1534
2023#2160
2024#1517
2025#1307

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 43 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2025: #408 among boys in Norway, #1307 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #258 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #258 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1307 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #258 in Norway in 1945.

Marvin's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#130721HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#151717HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#216010HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#153416HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#125021HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#115023HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#115223HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#109725HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#154616HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#108126HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#109525HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#114423HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#106325HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#136718HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#108724HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#74440HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#86832HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#134317HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#101424HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#76433HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#113518HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#81526HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#76127HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#86920HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#84220HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#81720HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#86918HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#68924HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#91416HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#85317HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#4087HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4336HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#4246HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#4046HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#4086HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#3848HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#3998HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#4596HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#5304HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#5025HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5055HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#4208HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4407HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#3919HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#5634HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#5135HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#5434HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#5155HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#4476HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#5784HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#5265HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#5425HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#6164HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#6124HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#6364HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#6364HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5526HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#6504HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#5266HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#4417HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#5294HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#4386HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#4974HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#4804HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#4345HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#4354HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#3626HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#3018HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#3665HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#2938HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#3296HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#3048HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#25810HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandmale#7153HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandmale#7013HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#4934HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#4394HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandmale#5003HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandmale#3303HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandmale#3163HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Marvin is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Marvin, between 1945 and 2025, in 54 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1945Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1976Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1983Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1976England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 199819452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202543#258 in 1945
Republic of Ireland1976–20248#316 in 1976
England and Wales1996–202530#689 in 1998

Its high point came 53 years earlier in Norway (1945) than in England and Wales (1998).

No registrar recorded it for 4 years after 1976; it appears again in 1981.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Marvin

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #258 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.