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Unisex name

Marvel

/ˈmɑɹvəl/ · 79% girls, 21% boys · 36 born in 2025

Marvel has been given to about 6,569 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1929, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹvəl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 2,799
Median age today67 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marvel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1929 · 181
  • Born in 202536
  • All time6,569
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Marvel?

Its best year was 1929, when 181 babies were given the name, ranking 520th. The typical living American called Marvel is about 67 years old today.

Names that sound like Marvel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marcel0.88
  2. Markel0.88
  3. Mariel0.82
  4. Marcell0.79
  5. Markell0.79
  6. Mabel0.75
  7. Darrel0.75
  8. Carmel0.75

Middle names for Marvel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marvel Anne0.81
  2. Marvel Catherine0.78
  3. Marvel Josephine0.78
  4. Marvel Rose0.77
  5. Marvel Grace0.77
  6. Marvel Eve0.77

Sibling names for Marvel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.92
  2. Elouisesister · 0.92
  3. Ilasister · 0.91
  4. Cleoeither · 0.88
  5. Forestbrother · 0.87
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.85

Where Marvel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Marvel Anderson0.77
    2. Marvel White0.72
    3. Marvel Nguyen0.72
    4. Marvel Hill0.72
    5. Marvel Hall0.72
    6. Marvel Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Marvel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.