How Many People Are Named Marva?
An estimated 5,620 people in the United States have the first name Marva. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Marva peaked in popularity in 1948 with 371 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marva as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marva paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Marva is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
5,620
About 1 in 60,988 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1948
371 births
Total Registered
10,369
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marva
Marva is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10,369 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Marva as a male name
Ranked #3,060 in 1936
7 male births in 1936
Peak: 1936 (7 births)
Marva as a female name
Ranked #16,741 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1948 (371 births)
Marva: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marva span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 3,116 babies were registered. Marva has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marva by Decade
How has Marva tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marva by State
Birth registrations for Marva span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Florida, California. The lowest are in Wisconsin, North Dakota, Colorado. On average, about 213 Marvas were registered per state.
Marva + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marva as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marva
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marva: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marva?
We estimate approximately 5,620 people named Marva are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 60,988 Americans share this first name.
Is Marva a common name?
Marva is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,369 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marva most popular?
Marva reached peak popularity in 1948, when 371 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marva is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marva a female name?
Marva is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marva Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marva Smith, Marva Johnson, Marva Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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