Superhero-Inspired Names
Superhero stories offer both recognizable everyday names and dramatic character names. This collection identifies the character behind each choice, including heroes, alter egos, and members of their supporting casts.
| Save name | Name & connection | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Xavier, the X-Men's Professor X. | 5,898#48 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
Anthony Stark, Iron Man's formal given name. | 5,967#46 | Down 5 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
Barbara Gordon, known as Batgirl and Oracle. | 264#968 | Down 82 rank positions in five years | 1947 | ||
Stephen Strange, Doctor Strange's civilian name. | 829#383 | Down 61 rank positions in five years | 1952 | ||
Carol Danvers, the superhero known as Captain Marvel. | 82#2,242 | Down 331 rank positions in five years | 1946 | ||
Scott Summers, the X-Men's Cyclops. | 561#534 | Up 30 rank positions in five years | 1971 | ||
Peter Parker, the original Spider-Man's civilian identity. | 1,954#187 | Up 28 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
Jean Grey, the X-Men character. | 88#2,130 | Up 228 rank positions in five years | 1927 | ||
The familiar name used by Wolverine. | 5,576#53 | Down 37 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Bruce Wayne, Batman's civilian identity. | 558#536 | Down 38 rank positions in five years | 1956 | ||
Diana, the name of Wonder Woman. | 1,277#244 | Up 1 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
Lois Lane, the reporter in Superman's supporting cast. | 124#1,670 | Up 176 rank positions in five years | 1927 | ||
Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch. | 20#6,095 | Up 519 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
Tony Stark, Iron Man's familiar civilian name. | 325#784 | Down 154 rank positions in five years | 1961 | ||
Steve Rogers, Captain America's civilian name. | 105#1,617 | Down 364 rank positions in five years | 1959 | ||
Miles Morales, the Spider-Man introduced in Marvel's Ultimate universe. | 6,072#44 | Up 15 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow. | 202#1,148 | Down 203 rank positions in five years | 1987 | ||
Wade Wilson, Deadpool's civilian name. | 948#344 | Down 3 rank positions in five years | 1970 | ||
Clark Kent, Superman's civilian identity. | 837#377 | Up 10 rank positions in five years | 1961 | ||
The DC heroine associated with the Teen Titans. | 771#404 | Up 13 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
Gwen Stacy, a central Spider-Man character and the heroine of Spider-Gwen. | 384#725 | Up 98 rank positions in five years | 1959 | ||
The superhero name of Ororo Munroe. | 150#1,442 | Up 211 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Kamala Khan, the superhero known as Ms. Marvel. | 10#9,764 | Down 3,574 rank positions in five years | 1964 | ||
Ororo Munroe, the X-Men's Storm. | —Unranked | — | 2021 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Membership on this list is editorial — we chose names that genuinely fit the theme. Every number is from official birth data: "—" means the name had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, which makes it a genuinely rare pick today, not an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.