Marva is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Marva means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Marva across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Marva has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Marva is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “sage herb, or wonderful”. A modern name, possibly a feminine of Marvin.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,369 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 14 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Marva per year, United States (1913 to 2023). United States peaked in 1948 (371/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2011 (5/yr).
Marva has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1948, when it ranked #756 nationally (given to 371 babies that year).
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