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Why parents love Marvin- Marvin Gaye IS the Prince of Soul.
- What's Going On is soul's most important album.
- Marvin the Android IS sci-fi's most depressed robot.
- Two syllables with a warm, soulful sound: MAR-vin.
- The meaning sea friend is warmly deep.
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The vibe of Marvin
sea friendgreat friendWelshGermanicMarvin GayePrince of SoulWhat's Going OnAndroid
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Origin & history of Marvin
Welsh/Germanic (sea friend)
→ Marvin
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English / Welsh / Amish roots
Marvin means sea friend. Gaye IS the Prince of Soul — What's Going On is the most important soul album. Marvin the Android is sci-fi's most beloved.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Welsh; Marvin Gaye (1939–1984).
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Today
Marvin remains a beloved choice, ranking #596 in the US. 255,401 babies have been named Marvin since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, SSA data
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How popular is Marvin?
1928
peak year
Marvin appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1928, 4,452 babies were named Marvin (ranked #46 nationally). Today it sits around #596, with roughly 470 babies named Marvin each year. Marvin's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 255,401 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
4,452
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #46)
(ranked #46)
470
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
4,700
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
255,401
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Marvin5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
Marvin's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — soulful nurturing. People named Marvin tend to be warm, deep, and gifted at being the Prince of Soul AND sci-fi's most depressed robot.
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Prince of Soul AND depressed robot✦
Gaye-What's-Going-On◈
Android-Hitchhiker◎
Sea-friend♡
Warm soulfulM4
A1
R9
V4
I9
N5
Sum: 32 → Life path 5
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Personality of Marvin🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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