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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #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.

Show data table
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 1918

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedAKMaine: #185 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,123 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNHWashington: #170 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,124 boysWAIdaho: #139 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 664 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #259 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,263 boysMNIllinois: #135 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 867 boysILWisconsin: #172 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,234 boysWIMichigan: #162 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,130 boysMINew York: #216 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,363 boysNYMassachusetts: #218 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,714 boysMARhode Island: #113 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 799 boysRIOregon: #165 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,007 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #200 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,161 boysSDIowa: #204 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,684 boysIAIndiana: #120 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 754 boysINOhio: #291 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,691 boysOHPennsylvania: #178 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 2,057 boysPANew Jersey: #262 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,924 boysNJConnecticut: #130 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,091 boysCTCalifornia: #216 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,665 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedUTColorado: #185 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,243 boysCONebraska: #227 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,620 boysNEMissouri: #157 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,071 boysMOKentucky: #116 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 721 boysKYWest Virginia: #102 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 519 boysWVVirginia: #89 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 479 boysVAMaryland: #101 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 619 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNMKansas: #272 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,455 boysKSArkansas: #125 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 579 boysARTennessee: #93 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 521 boysTNNorth Carolina: #85 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 465 boysNCSouth Carolina: #141 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 921 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #82 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 449 boysDCOklahoma: #217 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,403 boysOKLouisiana: #143 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 717 boysLAMississippi: #115 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 556 boysMSAlabama: #142 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 819 boysALGeorgia: #151 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 943 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedHITexas: #146 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 732 boysTXFlorida: #221 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,466 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. District of Columbia#82 · 1 in 449
  2. North Carolina#85 · 1 in 465
  3. Virginia#89 · 1 in 479
  4. Tennessee#93 · 1 in 521
  5. Maryland#101 · 1 in 619

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#8261 in 449
North Carolina#85631 in 465
Virginia#89461 in 479
Tennessee#93421 in 521
Maryland#101191 in 619
West Virginia#102271 in 519
Rhode Island#11361 in 799
Mississippi#115321 in 556
Kentucky#116321 in 721
Indiana#120311 in 754
Arkansas#125281 in 579
Connecticut#130121 in 1,091
Illinois#135631 in 867
Idaho#13961 in 664
South Carolina#141211 in 921
Alabama#142281 in 819
Louisiana#143241 in 717
Texas#146581 in 732
Georgia#151311 in 943
Missouri#157251 in 1,071
Michigan#162291 in 1,130
Oregon#16551 in 1,007
Washington#17081 in 1,124
Wisconsin#172181 in 1,234
Pennsylvania#178421 in 2,057
Colorado#18561 in 1,243
Maine#18551 in 1,123
South Dakota#20051 in 1,161
Iowa#204121 in 1,684
California#216131 in 1,665
New York#216381 in 2,363
Oklahoma#217141 in 1,403
Massachusetts#218121 in 2,714
Florida#22161 in 1,466
Nebraska#22771 in 1,620
Minnesota#25991 in 2,263
New Jersey#26271 in 3,924
Kansas#27261 in 2,455
Ohio#291131 in 3,691
Alaska———
Arizona———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1918

girls
#3,512
8 births · 1 in 144,704 girls
boys
#156
878 births · 1 in 1,154 boys

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #3,512Marshall8

Top boys' names in 1918

  1. #1John56,558
  2. #2William45,291
  3. #3James42,115
  4. #4Robert40,619
  5. #5Charles26,921
  6. #6George26,318
  7. #7Joseph26,261
  8. #8Edward19,489
  9. #9Frank17,018
  10. #10Thomas13,910
  11. #156Marshall878
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 144,704 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 37.1% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #3,244Zara9
  2. #3,244Zennie9
  3. #3,244Zilphia9
  4. #3,512Marshall8
  5. #3,512Adalyn8
  6. #3,512Akiko8
  7. #3,512Alaine8
  8. #3,869Aaron7
  9. #3,869Adrianna7
  10. #3,869Aileene7

Tied with 356 names at #3,512; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
  2. ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
  3. ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
  4. ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Valentine#964 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 428Ottie#952 → #1,380
  3. ↓ 354Delora#923 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 318Georgene#896 → #1,214
  5. ↓ 299Clifford#904 → #1,203

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

boys

1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 1,154 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 96.8% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #153Don931
  2. #154Emil912
  3. #155Salvatore908
  4. #156Marshall878
  5. #157Clayton877
  6. #158Calvin874
  7. #158Jimmie874
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 600Quinton#1,092 → #492
  2. ↑ 542Pershing#876 → #334
  3. ↑ 480Quentin#723 → #243
  4. ↑ 440Issac#1,264 → #824
  5. ↑ 339Furman#1,092 → #753
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Bernhard#900 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 424Edson#919 → #1,343
  3. ↓ 394Gasper#919 → #1,313
  4. ↓ 352Berton#934 → #1,286
  5. ↓ 346Ishmael#997 → #1,343

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

See the top 100 for 1918 →