Marshall

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #15,293 · #340 for boys in 2025, 977 births
Given to boys 98.8% of the time

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Peak · boys
1886 · 105 births
Debut · boys
78 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
97,447
since 1880

Marshall over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Marshall has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #131, 1886boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#340977
2024#15,2935#391834
2023—#388821
2022#9,68010#384840
2021#15,2515#378860
2020#15,0885#366851
2019—#366873
2018—#349944
2017#14,1246#357938
2016#16,2155#3441,011
2015—#3191,102
2014#16,5135#3191,087
2013#14,5826#328995
2012—#347888
2011—#338894
2010—#374770
2009—#402735
2008—#389774
2007—#409712
2006—#417690
2005—#418640
2004#12,7617#376741
2003—#348799
2002—#366717
2001—#346786
2000—#344796
1999—#353738
1998#14,1225#353740
1997#13,7245#348738
1996#7,57411#310855
1995#8,07910#317824
1994#6,67213#314833
1993#6,26414#308883
1992#10,4797#304881
1991#4,32923#301850
1990#7,30311#281927
1989#6,95511#289847
1988#4,84017#275841
1987#6,33511#296727
1986#7,7498#282744
1985#9,3076#285717
1984#6,8109#265792
1983#6,7059#250834
1982#5,20913#264817
1981#4,00519#261824
1980#3,71921#263825
1979#5,09213#273758
1978#3,92418#272718
1977#4,06917#283686
1976#4,15415#288651
1975#3,51419#302621
1974#4,45913#289648
1973#3,48118#294619
1972#3,54317#287645
1971#5,13610#295675
1970#3,57717#282750
1969#2,70424#276723
1968#3,78913#278705
1967#2,86819#277675
1966#3,26615#291660
1965#2,46424#265779
1964#2,82520#267831
1963#2,21129#276780
1962#2,74120#263838
1961#2,35926#262898
1960#3,35714#268892
1959#2,86917#260945
1958#2,44922#2411,039
1957#3,15014#2281,096
1956#2,82617#2191,114
1955#2,10826#2151,106
1954#2,45020#2101,102
1953#3,26912#2111,037
1952#2,92114#2021,087
1951#2,39118#1971,080
1950#2,05322#1941,082
1949#2,85013#1871,111
1948#2,49116#1811,158
1947#2,76914#1741,269
1946#3,21710#1751,077
1945#2,23715#169969
1944#2,51113#1691,007
1943#3,4938#1721,020
1942#2,21416#173952
1941#2,39713#175869
1940#2,9639#181809
1939#2,30013#182782
1938#3,1818#180819
1937#2,9409#177805
1936#2,38612#184710
1935—#193661
1934—#188676
1933#3,7536#182674
1932#3,2748#200639
1931#2,20514#195667
1930—#188741
1929#2,92110#197694
1928#2,28415#195727
1927#3,5618#184787
1926#2,35115#190765
1925#3,3629#176830
1924—#169856
1923#2,58713#178781
1922#2,95811#171854
1921#3,16410#164896
1920#3,9577#162850
1919#3,00510#164817
1918#3,5128#156878
1917#2,87910#161777
1916#3,0319#163739
1915—#160715
1914—#166533
1913—#164426
1912#2,9795#151397
1911—#177178
1910—#205125
1909—#177134
1908—#147160
1907—#184118
1906—#170107
1905—#166119
1904—#163116
1903—#17494
1902—#18094
1901—#20867
1900—#167126
1899—#19370
1898—#157109
1897—#18682
1896—#141118
1895—#156100
1894—#16593
1893—#15298
1892—#17093
1891—#16180
1890—#18373
1889—#17377
1888—#16491
1887—#18269
1886—#131105
1885—#16978
1884—#15788
1883—#16079
1882—#16383
1881—#20356
1880—#16878
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Marshall was already there! It came in at #168, and was given to 78 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 84 boys a year got the name.

Where Marshall is popular in 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNHWashington: #133 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 747 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #187 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,343 boysMNIllinois: #137 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 904 boysILWisconsin: #176 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,337 boysWIMichigan: #178 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,313 boysMINew York: #229 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,590 boysNYMassachusetts: #158 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,710 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedRIOregon: #120 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 634 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedSDIowa: #248 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,256 boysIAIndiana: #138 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 885 boysINOhio: #218 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,256 boysOHPennsylvania: #174 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,834 boysPANew Jersey: #226 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,463 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #169 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,122 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedUTColorado: #166 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,033 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNEMissouri: #141 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 911 boysMOKentucky: #86 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 458 boysKYWest Virginia: #131 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 745 boysWVVirginia: #80 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 419 boysVAMaryland: #154 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,277 boysMDDelaware: #61 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 239 boysDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNMKansas: #198 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,318 boysKSArkansas: #262 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,712 boysARTennessee: #110 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 645 boysTNNorth Carolina: #120 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 662 boysNCSouth Carolina: #142 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 882 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #224 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,414 boysOKLouisiana: #145 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 706 boysLAMississippi: #158 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 900 boysMSAlabama: #161 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 962 boysALGeorgia: #155 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 967 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedHITexas: #133 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 627 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Delaware#61 · 1 in 239
  2. Virginia#80 · 1 in 419
  3. Kentucky#86 · 1 in 458
  4. Tennessee#110 · 1 in 645
  5. Oregon#120 · 1 in 634

Best ever in a state: #35 in Delaware, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#6161 in 239
Virginia#80441 in 419
Kentucky#86431 in 458
Tennessee#110291 in 645
North Carolina#120381 in 662
Oregon#12071 in 634
West Virginia#131151 in 745
Texas#133611 in 627
Washington#133101 in 747
Illinois#137551 in 904
Indiana#138231 in 885
Missouri#141271 in 911
South Carolina#142191 in 882
Louisiana#145211 in 706
Maryland#15481 in 1,277
Georgia#155271 in 967
Massachusetts#158171 in 1,710
Mississippi#158181 in 900
Alabama#161221 in 962
Colorado#16661 in 1,033
California#169161 in 1,122
Pennsylvania#174401 in 1,834
Wisconsin#176151 in 1,337
Michigan#178211 in 1,313
Minnesota#187141 in 1,343
Kansas#198101 in 1,318
Ohio#218181 in 2,256
Oklahoma#224111 in 1,414
New Jersey#22671 in 3,463
New York#229311 in 2,590
Iowa#24881 in 2,256
Arkansas#26281 in 1,712
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Marshall
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 51 spots since 2024 (#391 → #340)
  • 26 spots since 2020 (#366 → #340)
  • 21 spots since 2015 (#319 → #340)
  • Biggest jump: 51 spots in 2025 (#391 → #340)
  • Biggest drop: 51 spots in 1887 (#131 → #182)
Rise & fade · boys
6 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1886 at #131 (105 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 965
  • Highest: 1 in 965 boys born in 1908 were named Marshall (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,748 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
  • Its best rank, #131 in 1886, was only 1 in 1,055 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 11.0% of all boys named Marshall (10,688) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s804#131 (1886)#167
1890s916#141 (1896)#166
1900s1,135#147 (1908)#174
1910s5,585#151 (1912)#167
1920s8,040#162 (1920)#179
1930s7,174#177 (1937)#187
1940s10,241#169 (1944)#176
1950s10,688#194 (1950)#218
1960s7,781#262 (1961)#272
1970s6,771#272 (1978)#287
1980s7,968#250 (1983)#273
1990s8,269#281 (1990)#319
2000s7,390#344 (2000)#382
2010s9,502#319 (2015)#344
2020s5,183#340 (2025)#375

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Marshall in 1916

girls
#3,031
9 births · 1 in 116,037 girls
boys
#163
739 births · 1 in 1,204 boys

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #3,031Marshall9

Top boys' names in 1916

  1. #1John50,043
  2. #2William40,418
  3. #3James35,569
  4. #4Robert31,741
  5. #5Joseph23,883
  6. #6Charles23,612
  7. #7George23,381
  8. #8Edward17,005
  9. #9Frank15,291
  10. #10Thomas11,998
  11. #163Marshall739
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 116,037 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 41.3% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #2,833Yoshiye10
  2. #2,833Yula10
  3. #2,833Zofia10
  4. #3,031Marshall9
  5. #3,031Addis9
  6. #3,031Adelaida9
  7. #3,031Adelma9
  8. #3,258Adabelle8
  9. #3,258Adina8
  10. #3,258Adine8

Tied with 226 names at #3,031; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 567Trinidad#1,317 → #750
  2. ↑ 388Coral#1,367 → #979
  3. ↑ 377Coletta#1,317 → #940
  4. ↑ 370Clifford#1,285 → #915
  5. ↑ 327Maida#1,231 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Louis#934 → #1,298
  2. ↓ 354Herminia#944 → #1,298
  3. ↓ 346Gertha#900 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 344Lahoma#934 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 310Hassie#900 → #1,210

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 1,204 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 96.4% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #160Don744
  2. #161Delbert743
  3. #162Bruce740
  4. #163Marshall739
  5. #164Irvin724
  6. #165Ivan723
  7. #165Phillip723
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,568Tatsuo#3,392 → #824
  2. ↑ 1,088Hughes#1,878 → #790
  3. ↑ 410Angel#1,181 → #771
  4. ↑ 378Trinidad#1,181 → #803
  5. ↑ 354Rolla#1,306 → #952
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Nicolas#804 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 468Collins#906 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 463Hilliard#952 → #1,415
  4. ↓ 383Arvo#952 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 363Rayford#941 → #1,304

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1916 →