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Marvella

Recorded 1910–2025 · United States

Marvella was most popular in 1927, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,440 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,535 people named Marvella.

Most popular in1927
Rank that year#2,440
Births that year35
Total since 18801,535
Given to100% girls

Marvella over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Marvella’s peak in 1927. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marvella a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marvella is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,535 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org