Baby name

Marva

Girl

Short-lived name

In 1948, Marva reached its peak: 371 girls, 1 baby in 9,305. The decline was steep: births are now 99% below the peak. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published. 30% of all babies named Marva since 1880 were born in the 1940s.

10,362births since 1880

1940sgeneration

No. 410rank at its peak, in 1948

Where babies named Marva are born

1948

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The darker the blue, the more common Marva is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Marva is most common in Utah (5.5 times), Arkansas (2.6) and Louisiana (2.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Maria 566,111
Marla 38,781
Mara 24,038
Marta 17,535
Marna 2,678
Marwa 2,434

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