Girl
Marvel
Marvel is a girl's name meaning "wonderful thing". It has cooled since its 1920s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is a rare find in the registry. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
Old FrenchOld French "mirabilia"
EtymologyMeaning "wonderful thing"
Births by decade
1900s
378
1910s
1,065
1920s
1,532
1930s
1,008
1940s
573
1950s
382
1960s
225
1970s
166
1980s
121
1990s
131
2000s
113
2010s
243
Peaked in the 1920s · 5,937 total U.S. births since 1900