Name Legacy

Marvelle

Recorded 1908–2021 · United States

Marvelle was most popular in 1917, when 23 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,935 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 517 people named Marvelle.

Most popular in1917
Rank that year#2,935
Births that year23
Total since 1880517
Given to85% girls

Marvelle over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Marvelle’s peak in 1917. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marvelle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marvelle is mostly a girl’s name — 85.5% of the 517 Americans given it were girls and 14.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 29% girls and 71% 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