Marvella

Marvella was the #10,107 girls' name in the US in 2025 (9 babies), and #4,867 in England & Wales.

Marvella as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Marvella as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Marvella as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#10,107 (9)#4,867 (4)
2024#5,799 (21)#4,844 (4)
2023#8,055 (13)#5,688 (3)
2022#6,707 (17)#3,971 (5)
2021#6,691 (17)#5,581 (3)
2020#5,487 (22)—
2019#6,414 (18)#5,591 (3)
2018#6,248 (19)—
2017#5,517 (23)—
2016#7,602 (15)—
2015#10,866 (9)—
2014#8,053 (14)—
2013#13,150 (7)—
2009#17,294 (5)—
2008#17,504 (5)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1927 at #1,362.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1910.

How common is it?

about 1 in 170,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 170,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Marvella is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 140,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 76,000 to 1 in 250,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.