Is Marvel a boy or girl name?
Marvel is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 16 boys were named Marvel, so 48.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 79.3% of the 6,533 US babies named Marvel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,791
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,434
- Babies named Marvel since 1889
- 6,533
- Most popular year
- 1929
- 181 babies
Boys and girls named Marvel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 9 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 208 | 100% |
| 1900s | 5 | 373 | 98.7% |
| 1910s | 103 | 962 | 90.3% |
| 1920s | 160 | 1,372 | 89.6% |
| 1930s | 92 | 916 | 90.9% |
| 1940s | 75 | 498 | 86.9% |
| 1950s | 73 | 309 | 80.9% |
| 1960s | 84 | 141 | 62.7% |
| 1970s | 108 | 58 | 34.9% |
| 1980s | 102 | 19 | 15.7% |
| 1990s | 126 | 5 | 3.8% |
| 2000s | 108 | 5 | 4.4% |
| 2010s | 190 | 166 | 46.6% |
| 2020s | 126 | 140 | 52.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | #5,791 | 15 | #7,434 |
| 2023 | 28 | #3,954 | 27 | #4,947 |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,738 | 30 | #4,644 |
| 2021 | 29 | #3,786 | 28 | #4,792 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,368 | 40 | #3,720 |
| 2019 | 32 | #3,536 | 34 | #4,232 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,237 | 29 | #4,736 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,739 | 21 | #5,962 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,879 | 20 | #6,328 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,438 | 14 | #8,282 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,212 | 29 | #4,855 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,311 | 11 | #10,005 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,533 | 8 | #13,011 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,462 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #10,367 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 10 | #8,091 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,540 | 5 | #19,443 |
| 2007 | 11 | #7,427 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,340 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,939 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 13 | #6,021 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 10 | #7,058 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,948 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,084 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,182 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,614 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,703 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,937 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,791 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 12 | #5,005 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,548 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,156 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,255 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,317 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,925 | 5 | #14,381 |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,019 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,075 | 7 | #9,943 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,873 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,077 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,723 | 7 | #8,908 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,356 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,965 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 15 | #3,053 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,384 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,031 | 5 | #11,459 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,489 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,754 | 7 | #8,192 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,934 | 5 | #10,617 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,267 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,362 | 6 | #8,639 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,485 | 5 | #9,657 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,357 | 7 | #7,121 |
| 1972 | 11 | #3,089 | 8 | #6,327 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,435 | 6 | #7,961 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,698 | 14 | #4,167 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,239 | 13 | #4,094 |
| 1968 | 9 | #3,022 | 7 | #6,015 |
| 1967 | 16 | #2,006 | 18 | #3,028 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,409 | 12 | #3,870 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,111 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,192 | 15 | #3,460 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,422 | 20 | #2,831 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,783 | 16 | #3,247 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,832 | 17 | #3,143 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,401 | 12 | #3,843 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,971 | 21 | #2,563 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,468 | 18 | #2,826 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,827 | 28 | #2,098 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,794 | 45 | #1,593 |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,119 | 35 | #1,788 |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,095 | 22 | #2,343 |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,066 | 35 | #1,693 |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,085 | 33 | #1,733 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,595 | 35 | #1,630 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,559 | 37 | #1,541 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,738 | 38 | #1,499 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,184 | 40 | #1,469 |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,070 | 41 | #1,477 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,351 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,208 | 44 | #1,204 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,151 | 48 | #1,136 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,876 | 58 | #1,057 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,345 | 61 | #1,002 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 63 | #930 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,342 | 63 | #910 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,020 | 59 | #920 |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,061 | 84 | #760 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,078 | 67 | #848 |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,778 | 73 | #793 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,861 | 90 | #711 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,873 | 108 | #645 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,186 | 90 | #686 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,773 | 103 | #664 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,067 | 105 | #648 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,552 | 137 | #588 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,701 | 171 | #520 |
| 1928 | 12 | #2,479 | 101 | #700 |
| 1927 | 17 | #2,005 | 134 | #616 |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,374 | 138 | #606 |
| 1925 | 18 | #1,912 | 108 | #710 |
| 1924 | 19 | #1,875 | 152 | #607 |
| 1923 | 25 | #1,531 | 153 | #583 |
| 1922 | 17 | #2,004 | 130 | #644 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,580 | 136 | #633 |
| 1920 | 17 | #2,022 | 149 | #589 |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,222 | 128 | #621 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,645 | 150 | #586 |
| 1917 | 25 | #1,421 | 127 | #609 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,668 | 129 | #591 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,397 | 135 | #553 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,213 | 74 | #679 |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,038 | 64 | #649 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,456 | 63 | #627 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,485 | 43 | #663 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 49 | #599 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 43 | #589 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 46 | #552 |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,473 | 40 | #583 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 43 | #536 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 28 | #677 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 33 | #596 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 29 | #622 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 34 | #566 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 35 | #519 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 42 | #522 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 37 | #487 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 35 | #537 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 25 | #624 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 27 | #606 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 20 | #718 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 13 | #886 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 19 | #679 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 17 | #716 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 15 | #716 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 9 | #937 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marvel reached #1,421 in 1917. As a girl name, it reached #487 in 1899. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marvel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.