Given name & surname
Murvin
“a friend of the sea”
Murvin is a variant of Marvin. One Welsh interpretation is “a friend of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Murvin is a variant of Marvin. One Welsh interpretation is “a friend of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Murvin is a variant of Marvin. An origin associated with Marvin is Welsh.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1907. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Murvin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 194
- 194 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 13 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 boys is 5 in 1967. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 136 as a first name in 2020; 235 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Murvin, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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80% boys · 20% girls
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87% boys · 13% girls
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“a friend of the sea”
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Meade
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99% boys · 1% girls
Mansfield
“from the field near the small river”
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