Boy name Welsh origin

Marvin

MAR-vin · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Sea friend or famous friend
Language
Welsh
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · friendly
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#671
2024 births406
Peak year1928
First appeared1880
Total US births253,786
1928 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Marv
Alternate spellings
MervinMerwin
In other languages
MervynMerfyn

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