In a curious incident of lifetime imitating art , it turn out thatMarvelcharacter name are becoming popular baby names . And yes , even the Hulk has a blank space on the list . Marvel has   been releasing comic for decades , some of which became home names . But it was n’t until Marvel Studios launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe that character like Thor and Iron Man had derive mainstream attending .

Within the retiring 10 years , Marvel has gone from being a brand principally beloved by mirthful Holy Scripture devotee to a multi - billion dollar sign enterprise revered   by even the most cursory movie fan , all thanks to the MCU , which admit a span of TV display as well . Now , it appears as that Marvel ’s popularity has grown to the item where   parent are using   superhero quality ' names as inspiration for their own nipper ’s name .

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Metrodiscovered that baby names invigorate by Marvel character are especially popular amongst parents accord to information released by the US Social Security Administration in 2017 . Although case like Thanos , Shuri , and Phil Coulson did n’t make the list , some of the most illustrious heroes ( and antihero ) from the Marvel universe now account for a significant portion of baby name from last yr alone .

indisputable , the   top three most popular names inspired by Marvel fictitious character are arguably fair generic , but the list becomes much more wonder - particular as it hold out on . In the top bit is Parker ( Peter Parker / Spider - Man ) , which calculate for 1,487 female babies and 4,346 male babies . In second space is Wade ( Wade Wilson / Deadpool ) , which account for 899 male babies . Then , in the third spot is Natasha ( Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow ) .

In descending Holy Order , starting with the act four spot is Pepper ( Pepper Potts ; 121 female , 7 male ) , Loki ( 5 female , 91 male person ) , Valkyrie ( 63 female person ) , Banner ( as in Bruce Banner / Hulk ; 39 male person ) , Rocket ( as in Rocket Raccoon ; 9 female person , 28 male ) , Quill ( as in Peter Quill / Star - Lord ; 5 female , 15 male ) , and Hawkeye ( 6 male person ) . What ’s more is that   one name that is n’t base off of a specific character but the brand itself is the name Marvel , which answer for for 21 female babies and 29 males babies ( gestate to see that telephone number uprise next year after the dismission ofCaptain Marvel , along with Carol ) .

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As odd as it might seem for some parent who choose names that are more " traditional , " name inspired by fictional characters is by no means a unexampled trend . Beginning in the 2000s , Harry Potterinspired parents to name their fry after characters from J.K. Rowling ’s magical   series , let in   gens that are more traditional like Harry to names that aren’tquiteas traditional , like Luna and Draco . Only now , it ’s Marvel ’s meter to shine on that front .

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