Is Marva a boy or girl name?
Marva was a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 10,369 US babies named Marva were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Marva since 1913
- 10,369
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 371 babies
Boys and girls named Marva, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 80 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 394 | 100% |
| 1930s | 7 | 1,846 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,116 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,576 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,344 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 571 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 281 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 110 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 15 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,741 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,661 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,278 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,274 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,601 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,206 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,784 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 5 | #16,655 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,794 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 6 | #13,131 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,595 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,246 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,321 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,846 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,906 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,114 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,463 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,633 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,977 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,487 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,879 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,687 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,763 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,706 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,740 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,957 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,683 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,706 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,247 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,408 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,949 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,510 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,582 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,427 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,207 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,076 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,016 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,007 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 105 | #999 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 111 | #968 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 125 | #903 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 141 | #874 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 144 | #876 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 172 | #795 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 150 | #874 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 172 | #781 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 212 | #689 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 173 | #758 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 214 | #673 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 252 | #600 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 261 | #565 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 282 | #528 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 296 | #506 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 241 | #557 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 330 | #458 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 315 | #457 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 318 | #447 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 371 | #411 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 328 | #450 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 287 | #461 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 263 | #441 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 316 | #400 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 322 | #407 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 276 | #439 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 338 | #366 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 297 | #392 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 318 | #368 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 332 | #355 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 342 | #342 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,060 | 350 | #334 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 187 | #466 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 74 | #785 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 60 | #873 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 57 | #938 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 57 | #922 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 69 | #863 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 56 | #965 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 60 | #964 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,184 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,255 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,172 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,343 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,342 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,710 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,504 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,733 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,899 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,259 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,002 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,601 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,830 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,070 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,522 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marva reached #3,060 in 1936. As a girl name, it reached #334 in 1936. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marva
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.