Marvel
#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · #5,045 for boys in 2025, 19 births
Given to girls 79.1% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1899 · 37 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 5,198since 1889
Marvel over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,546 | 17 | #5,045 | 19 |
| 2024 | #7,251 | 15 | #5,659 | 16 |
| 2023 | #4,873 | 27 | #3,883 | 28 |
| 2022 | #4,582 | 30 | #3,691 | 30 |
| 2021 | #4,719 | 28 | #3,740 | 29 |
| 2020 | #3,676 | 40 | #4,275 | 23 |
| 2019 | #4,162 | 34 | #3,496 | 32 |
| 2018 | #4,662 | 29 | #5,106 | 18 |
| 2017 | #5,821 | 21 | #3,678 | 29 |
| 2016 | #6,186 | 20 | #4,776 | 20 |
| 2015 | #8,008 | 14 | #5,289 | 17 |
| 2014 | #4,768 | 29 | #4,138 | 24 |
| 2013 | #9,612 | 11 | #5,171 | 17 |
| 2012 | #12,199 | 8 | #6,306 | 13 |
| 2011 | — | #6,256 | 13 | |
| 2010 | — | #9,693 | 7 | |
| 2009 | — | #7,692 | 10 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #7,187 | 11 |
| 2007 | — | #7,094 | 11 | |
| 2006 | — | #6,094 | 13 | |
| 2005 | — | #6,634 | 11 | |
| 2004 | — | #5,813 | 13 | |
| 2003 | — | #6,715 | 10 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,725 | 12 | |
| 2001 | — | #9,243 | 6 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,920 | 11 | |
| 1999 | — | #7,139 | 8 | |
| 1998 | — | #9,631 | 5 | |
| 1997 | — | #5,642 | 10 | |
| 1996 | — | #4,613 | 13 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,791 | 12 | |
| 1994 | — | #3,469 | 19 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,020 | 15 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,114 | 14 | |
| 1991 | — | #5,942 | 8 | |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #2,865 | 22 |
| 1989 | — | #5,615 | 8 | |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #3,915 | 12 |
| 1987 | — | #5,459 | 7 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,005 | 16 | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | — | #4,973 | 7 | |
| 1983 | — | #5,484 | 6 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,972 | 15 | |
| 1981 | — | #4,153 | 9 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | — | #3,357 | 12 | |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #3,614 | 10 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | — | #4,012 | 8 | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | #3,246 | 11 |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #2,991 | 11 |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #2,366 | 16 |
| 1970 | #4,038 | 14 | #2,621 | 13 |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #2,907 | 9 |
| 1967 | #2,963 | 18 | #1,974 | 16 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #2,327 | 12 |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,379 | 15 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #2,780 | 20 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #3,161 | 16 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | #3,060 | 17 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,688 | 12 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #2,517 | 21 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #2,755 | 18 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #2,067 | 28 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #1,581 | 45 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #1,774 | 35 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #2,295 | 22 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | #1,671 | 35 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #1,713 | 33 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #1,611 | 35 | #2,495 | 10 |
| 1950 | #1,524 | 37 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #1,489 | 38 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #1,461 | 40 | #2,115 | 13 |
| 1947 | #1,461 | 41 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #1,337 | 42 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,187 | 44 | #2,131 | 11 |
| 1944 | #1,129 | 48 | #2,080 | 12 |
| 1943 | #1,048 | 58 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #997 | 61 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #924 | 63 | — | |
| 1940 | #906 | 63 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #918 | 59 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #756 | 84 | #1,976 | 13 |
| 1937 | #841 | 67 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #791 | 73 | #2,629 | 8 |
| 1935 | #709 | 90 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #644 | 108 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #683 | 90 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #663 | 103 | #2,638 | 9 |
| 1931 | #647 | 105 | #2,003 | 14 |
| 1930 | #583 | 137 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #519 | 171 | #2,589 | 10 |
| 1928 | #695 | 101 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1927 | #615 | 134 | #1,959 | 17 |
| 1926 | #602 | 138 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | #710 | 108 | #1,870 | 18 |
| 1924 | #604 | 152 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1923 | #583 | 153 | #1,502 | 25 |
| 1922 | #644 | 130 | #1,952 | 17 |
| 1921 | #632 | 136 | #2,502 | 12 |
| 1920 | #587 | 149 | #1,966 | 17 |
| 1919 | #619 | 128 | #2,152 | 14 |
| 1918 | #585 | 150 | #2,543 | 11 |
| 1917 | #605 | 127 | #1,396 | 25 |
| 1916 | #589 | 129 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1915 | #551 | 135 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #676 | 74 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | #645 | 64 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #620 | 63 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #659 | 43 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #593 | 49 | — | |
| 1909 | #587 | 43 | — | |
| 1908 | #546 | 46 | — | |
| 1907 | #580 | 40 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #528 | 43 | — | |
| 1905 | #664 | 28 | — | |
| 1904 | #586 | 33 | — | |
| 1903 | #607 | 29 | — | |
| 1902 | #559 | 34 | — | |
| 1901 | #513 | 35 | — | |
| 1900 | #519 | 42 | — | |
| 1899 | #480 | 37 | — | |
| 1898 | #527 | 35 | — | |
| 1897 | #615 | 25 | — | |
| 1896 | #594 | 27 | — | |
| 1895 | #703 | 20 | — | |
| 1894 | #850 | 13 | — | |
| 1893 | #662 | 19 | — | |
| 1892 | #706 | 17 | — | |
| 1891 | #695 | 15 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | #902 | 9 | — | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Marvel! It came in at #902, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1890, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Marvel is popular in 1929
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Minnesota#142 · 1 in 835
- Iowa#146 · 1 in 806
- North Dakota#163 · 1 in 875
- South Dakota#197 · 1 in 1,074
- Washington#207 · 1 in 1,304
Best ever in a state: #122 in North Dakota, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | #142 | 23 | 1 in 835 |
| Iowa | #146 | 23 | 1 in 806 |
| North Dakota | #163 | 7 | 1 in 875 |
| South Dakota | #197 | 5 | 1 in 1,074 |
| Washington | #207 | 7 | 1 in 1,304 |
| Kansas | #249 | 8 | 1 in 1,751 |
| Michigan | #274 | 16 | 1 in 2,627 |
| Wisconsin | #287 | 8 | 1 in 2,968 |
| Ohio | #345 | 12 | 1 in 4,282 |
| Indiana | #384 | 5 | 1 in 4,935 |
| Illinois | #516 | 7 | 1 in 8,151 |
| California | #540 | 6 | 1 in 5,955 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Marvel
- 705 spots since 2024 (#7,251 → #6,546)
- 2,870 spots since 2020 (#3,676 → #6,546)
- 1,462 spots since 2015 (#8,008 → #6,546)
- Biggest jump: 176 spots in 1929 (#695 → #519)
- Biggest drop: 188 spots in 1894 (#662 → #850)
- Debuted 1889
- Peaked 1899 at #480 (37 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 59 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 53 yrs · run 1891–1942
- Highest: 1 in 6,298 girls born in 1899 were named Marvel (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 94,545 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 26.4% of all girls named Marvel (1,372) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2022, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9 | #902 (1889) | #902 |
| 1890s | 208 | #480 (1899) | #648 |
| 1900s | 373 | #513 (1901) | #569 |
| 1910s | 962 | #551 (1915) | #614 |
| 1920s | 1,372 | #519 (1929) | #619 |
| 1930s | 916 | #583 (1930) | #724 |
| 1940s | 498 | #906 (1940) | #1,194 |
| 1950s | 309 | #1,524 (1950) | #1,951 |
| 1960s | 141 | #2,780 (1963) | #3,632 |
| 1970s | 58 | #4,038 (1970) | #7,264 |
| 1980s | 19 | #8,318 (1985) | #9,318 |
| 1990s | 5 | #12,958 (1990) | #12,958 |
| 2000s | 5 | #17,504 (2008) | #17,504 |
| 2010s | 166 | #4,162 (2019) | #6,927 |
| 2020s | 157 | #3,676 (2020) | #5,275 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Marvel in 1929
Top girls' names in 1929
Top boys' names in 1929
More about 1929
girls
1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 6,530 of them was named Marvel, which outranked 90.2% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 107,562 of them was named Marvel, which outranked 43.0% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,452Weaver11
- #2,452Welford11
- #2,452Woodson11
- #2,589Marvel10
- #2,589Afton10
- #2,589Agostino10
- #2,589Akio10
- #2,766Achille9
- #2,766Addie9
- #2,766Adelino9
Tied with 176 names at #2,589; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.