The first name Marva
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Marva last appeared in the official list in 2011, given to 5 girls.
14
babies named Marva, 1996–2025
#4,049
rank in 2011
2011
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Marva with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Marva at birth, 1880–2025
In 2023, 5 girls born in the United States were named Marva, the 16,753rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1948, when 371 were.
10,369
babies named Marva since 1880
#16,753
rank in 2023
1948
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Marva
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Marva CollinsAmerican schoolteacher (1936-2015)
Questions
- How popular is the name Marva?
- In 2011, 5 girls born in England and Wales were named Marva, ranking 4,049th.
- Is Marva a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 10,369 US babies named Marva since 1880 were girls.
- When was Marva most popular?
- 1948 in the United States, when 371 babies were named Marva, its highest rank at 411th.