Marvell
Marvell was the 8021st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 1964th; the most babies were born in 2007 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,083 places. More babies were named Marvell in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,021 boys, down 144 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200733 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,480babies recorded
Marvell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #8,021 | — | 10 |
| 2020 | — | #7,877 | — | 10 |
| 2010 | — | #4,192 | — | 24 |
| 2000 | — | #4,960 | — | 15 |
| 1990 | — | #3,409 | — | 18 |
| 1980 | — | #3,367 | — | 13 |
| 1970 | — | #2,186 | — | 18 |
| 1960 | #5,511 | #2,276 | 7 | 14 |
| 1950 | — | #4,012 | — | 5 |
| 1940 | #3,409 | — | 8 | — |
| 1930 | #2,640 | #3,484 | 12 | 7 |
| 1920 | #3,511 | #3,390 | 9 | 8 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Marvell, counting every spelling?
Marvell is the most common spelling of a name family that had 10 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 10 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvell | 10 | #8,021 | 35 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Marvell?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marvell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Marvell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marvell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marvell?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Marvell are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 19 and 49. That makes Marvell mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marvell: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marvell, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marvell
How popular is the name Marvell?
Marvell was the 8021st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 1964th; the most babies were born in 2007 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,083 places. More babies were named Marvell in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Marvell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Marvell in the US.