Feminine dossier · first seen 1889

Marvel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Marvel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1929

Peak rank proxy

171

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Silent Generation

1889Peak 19292024

Peak year

1929

Decline from peak

91.2%

2024

All-time

5,181

Marvel has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1929, when 171 girls were named Marvel.

In 2024, only 15 girls were given the name.

Down 91.2% from its peak.

All told, about 5,181 Americans have been named Marvel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1889.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationSilent Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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