How Many People Are Named Marven?
An estimated 346 people in the United States have the first name Marven. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Marven peaked in popularity in 1920 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marven 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 Marven paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
346
About 1 in 990,619 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1920
19 births
Total Registered
714
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marven
Marven is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 714 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Marven as a male name
Ranked #13,452 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1920 (19 births)
Marven: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marven span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 156 babies were registered. Marven has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marven by Decade
How has Marven 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.
Marven by State
Marven + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marven as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marven
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marven: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marven?
We estimate approximately 346 people named Marven 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 990,619 Americans share this first name.
Is Marven a common name?
Marven is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 714 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marven most popular?
Marven reached peak popularity in 1920, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marven is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marven a male name?
Marven is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marven Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marven Smith, Marven Johnson, Marven 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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