Given name & surname

Marvelle

“an extraordinary woman”·“an extraordinary man”

Marvelle is a variant of Marvell. Interpretations include “an extraordinary woman” (Latin) and “an extraordinary man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Marvelle is a variant of Marvell. Interpretations include “an extraordinary woman” (Latin) and “an extraordinary man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Marvelle is a variant of Marvell. An origin associated with Marvell is Latin.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Marvelle through the years

Babies since 1880
517
75 boys · 442 girls
Most popular year
1917
23 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Boys Girls
0102030192019401960198020002025Highest share 1917Boys 0.0Girls 0.0
Marvelle in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1908–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 364 as a first name in 2020; 104 as a surname in 2010.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Marvelle’s family of names

Marvelle has a related form in Marvell.

Walk Marvelle’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Marvelle, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old-fashioned

Marcelle

“the little warrior” · “dedicated to Mars, the god of war”

23RareEasing

26% boys · 74% girls

Old-fashioned

Maybelle

“one who is lovable”

34RareRising fast

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Madaline

22RareEasing

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Magdalen

“woman from Magdala”

20RareCooling

>99% girls

English · Old-fashioned

Marguerite

“resembling a pearl” · “the child of light”

36RareSteady

>99% girls

English · Old-fashioned

Mamie

Mamie is connected with Margaret and Mary in English naming traditions.

22RareEasing

>99% girls

Old-fashioned

Mathilda

“one who is mighty in battle”

27RareSteady

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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