Marvel is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1929 and has since faded.
Marvel is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #6,736 among girls (17) and #5,140 among boys (19) — overall #7,062 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | #6,736 | #5,140 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | #7,463 | #5,812 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | #4,949 | #3,957 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | #4,644 | #3,739 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | #4,795 | #3,787 |
| 2020 | 63 | 63 | #3,722 | #4,370 |
| 2019 | 66 | 66 | #4,233 | #3,538 |
| 2018 | 47 | 47 | #4,736 | #5,239 |
| 2017 | 50 | 50 | #5,963 | #3,740 |
| 2016 | 40 | 40 | #6,331 | #4,881 |
| 2015 | 31 | 31 | #8,284 | #5,438 |
| 2014 | 53 | 53 | #4,856 | #4,212 |
| 2013 | 28 | 28 | #10,006 | #5,312 |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | #13,011 | #6,534 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,462 |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,367 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | — | #8,094 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #19,447 | #7,540 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,427 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,340 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,939 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,021 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,059 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,948 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,084 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,182 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,615 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | — | #10,703 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | — | #5,937 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | — | #4,791 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | — | #5,005 |
| 1994 | 19 | — | — | #3,548 |
| 1993 | 15 | — | — | #4,156 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | — | #4,255 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | — | #6,318 |
| 1990 | 27 | — | #14,381 | #2,925 |
| 1989 | 8 | — | — | #6,020 |
| 1988 | 19 | — | #9,944 | #4,076 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | — | #5,873 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | — | #3,077 |
| 1985 | 19 | — | #8,908 | #3,722 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | — | #5,359 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | — | #5,965 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | — | #3,053 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | — | #4,383 |
| 1980 | 15 | — | #11,457 | #4,033 |
| 1979 | 12 | — | — | #3,490 |
| 1978 | 17 | — | #8,193 | #3,756 |
| 1977 | 12 | — | #10,617 | #4,935 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | — | #4,265 |
| 1975 | 17 | — | #8,638 | #3,362 |
| 1974 | 15 | — | #9,655 | #3,484 |
| 1973 | 17 | — | #7,121 | #3,358 |
| 1972 | 19 | — | #6,328 | #3,087 |
| 1971 | 22 | — | #7,964 | #2,434 |
| 1970 | 27 | — | #4,166 | #2,698 |
| 1969 | 22 | — | #4,094 | #3,238 |
| 1968 | 16 | — | #6,016 | #3,022 |
| 1967 | 34 | — | #3,028 | #2,007 |
| 1966 | 24 | — | #3,870 | #2,409 |
| 1965 | 11 | — | #4,111 | — |
| 1964 | 23 | — | #3,460 | #3,191 |
| 1963 | 25 | — | #2,831 | #4,421 |
| 1962 | 26 | — | #3,246 | #2,786 |
| 1961 | 27 | — | #3,143 | #2,831 |
| 1960 | 17 | — | #3,843 | #4,401 |
| 1959 | 30 | — | #2,562 | #2,971 |
| 1958 | 25 | — | #2,826 | #3,468 |
| 1957 | 34 | — | #2,098 | #3,825 |
| 1956 | 51 | — | #1,593 | #3,794 |
| 1955 | 43 | — | #1,788 | #3,120 |
| 1954 | 30 | — | #2,343 | #3,095 |
| 1953 | 43 | — | #1,693 | #3,066 |
| 1952 | 38 | — | #1,733 | #4,085 |
| 1951 | 45 | — | #1,630 | #2,595 |
| 1950 | 43 | — | #1,541 | #3,559 |
| 1949 | 47 | — | #1,499 | #2,738 |
| 1948 | 53 | — | #1,469 | #2,184 |
| 1947 | 46 | — | #1,477 | #4,070 |
| 1946 | 42 | — | #1,351 | — |
| 1945 | 55 | — | #1,203 | #2,208 |
| 1944 | 60 | — | #1,136 | #2,151 |
| 1943 | 66 | — | #1,057 | #2,876 |
| 1942 | 72 | — | #1,002 | #2,345 |
| 1941 | 63 | — | #930 | — |
| 1940 | 69 | — | #910 | #3,342 |
| 1939 | 66 | — | #920 | #3,020 |
| 1938 | 97 | — | #760 | #2,061 |
| 1937 | 74 | — | #848 | #3,078 |
| 1936 | 81 | — | #793 | #2,779 |
| 1935 | 98 | — | #711 | #2,861 |
| 1934 | 116 | — | #645 | #2,873 |
| 1933 | 97 | — | #686 | #3,186 |
| 1932 | 112 | — | #664 | #2,773 |
| 1931 | 119 | — | #648 | #2,067 |
| 1930 | 148 | — | #588 | #2,552 |
| 1929 | 181 | — | #520 | #2,701 |
| 1928 | 113 | — | #700 | #2,479 |
| 1927 | 151 | — | #616 | #2,005 |
| 1926 | 151 | — | #606 | #2,374 |
| 1925 | 126 | — | #710 | #1,912 |
| 1924 | 171 | — | #607 | #1,875 |
| 1923 | 178 | — | #583 | #1,531 |
| 1922 | 147 | — | #644 | #2,004 |
| 1921 | 148 | — | #633 | #2,580 |
| 1920 | 166 | — | #589 | #2,022 |
| 1919 | 142 | — | #621 | #2,222 |
| 1918 | 161 | — | #586 | #2,645 |
| 1917 | 152 | — | #609 | #1,421 |
| 1916 | 139 | — | #591 | #2,668 |
| 1915 | 146 | — | #553 | #2,397 |
| 1914 | 84 | — | #679 | #2,213 |
| 1913 | 73 | — | #649 | #2,038 |
| 1912 | 69 | — | #627 | #2,456 |
| 1911 | 50 | — | #663 | #1,485 |
| 1910 | 49 | — | #599 | — |
| 1909 | 43 | — | #589 | — |
| 1908 | 46 | — | #552 | — |
| 1907 | 45 | — | #583 | #1,473 |
| 1906 | 43 | — | #536 | — |
| 1905 | 28 | — | #677 | — |
| 1904 | 33 | — | #596 | — |
| 1903 | 29 | — | #622 | — |
| 1902 | 34 | — | #566 | — |
| 1901 | 35 | — | #519 | — |
| 1900 | 42 | — | #522 | — |
| 1899 | 37 | — | #487 | — |
| 1898 | 35 | — | #537 | — |
| 1897 | 25 | — | #624 | — |
| 1896 | 27 | — | #606 | — |
| 1895 | 20 | — | #718 | — |
| 1894 | 13 | — | #886 | — |
| 1893 | 19 | — | #679 | — |
| 1892 | 17 | — | #716 | — |
| 1891 | 15 | — | #716 | — |
| 1889 | 9 | — | #937 | — |