Given name
Marvie
“a friend of the sea”
In English use, Marvie is a diminutive of Marvin. One Welsh interpretation is “a friend of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Marvie is a diminutive of Marvin. One Welsh interpretation is “a friend of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Marvie is a diminutive of Marvin. An origin associated with Marvin is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Marvie is a diminutive of Marvin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marvie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 342
- 68 boys · 274 girls
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1974. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1941. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 358 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marvie’s family of names
In English usage, Marvie is a diminutive of Marvin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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