Holding steady.
Popularity of Marvene since 1913
Babies named Marvene per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 48 |
| 1920s | 98 |
| 1930s | 126 |
| 1940s | 114 |
| 1950s | 79 |
| 1960s | 27 |
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Marvene is a feminine given name that emerged in the United States during the early 1910s, first recorded in 1913. Its peak in popularity came in 1926, when it saw its highest usage, yet it never entered the top 1000 nationally. The name's trajectory has been stable over the past century, but its incidence has been minimal, with an estimated one-in-N occurrence too high to calculate reliably in recent years. Marvene is a product of its era, reflecting a trend of blending established names (like Mary) with fashionable suffixes, but it has not sustained widespread use. Unlike names that maintain a presence through regional pockets, Marvene has no strong association with any particular state or community. It remains a rare and distinctive choice, largely absent from modern birth records.
Marvene first appears in American records in the early 20th century, most likely as a feminine variant of Marvin or a combination of the popular name Mary with a fashionable suffix. Its usage was brief, peaking in the 1920s, and it has since become very rare.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Marv, Vene, Mar
Sibling names for Marvene
Names that share Marvene's style, for a brother or sister.
