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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #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 1925

  • 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: #94 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 414 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNHWashington: #195 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,640 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: #175 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,338 boysMNIllinois: #117 for boys · 75 births · 1 in 788 boysILWisconsin: #150 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,034 boysWIMichigan: #182 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,460 boysMINew York: #196 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 2,126 boysNYMassachusetts: #229 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,421 boysMARhode Island: #103 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 673 boysRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #270 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,931 boysIAIndiana: #158 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,226 boysINOhio: #262 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,317 boysOHPennsylvania: #169 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,802 boysPANew Jersey: #173 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,123 boysNJConnecticut: #116 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,012 boysCTCalifornia: #251 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,152 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedCONebraska: #183 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,318 boysNEMissouri: #156 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,098 boysMOKentucky: #137 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 893 boysKYWest Virginia: #174 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,175 boysWVVirginia: #117 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 666 boysVAMaryland: #95 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 699 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: #220 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,755 boysKSArkansas: #194 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,206 boysARTennessee: #132 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 811 boysTNNorth Carolina: #129 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 710 boysNCSouth Carolina: #178 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,131 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #237 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,765 boysOKLouisiana: #139 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 717 boysLAMississippi: #171 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,123 boysMSAlabama: #159 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 985 boysALGeorgia: #142 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 915 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedHITexas: #182 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 922 boysTXFlorida: #188 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,200 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#94 · 1 in 414
  2. Maryland#95 · 1 in 699
  3. Rhode Island#103 · 1 in 673
  4. Connecticut#116 · 1 in 1,012
  5. Virginia#117 · 1 in 666

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#9461 in 414
Maryland#95191 in 699
Rhode Island#10381 in 673
Connecticut#116121 in 1,012
Illinois#117751 in 788
Virginia#117351 in 666
North Carolina#129481 in 710
Tennessee#132301 in 811
Kentucky#137291 in 893
Louisiana#139271 in 717
Georgia#142311 in 915
Wisconsin#150231 in 1,034
Missouri#156271 in 1,098
Indiana#158211 in 1,226
Alabama#159271 in 985
Pennsylvania#169491 in 1,802
Mississippi#171171 in 1,123
New Jersey#173141 in 2,123
West Virginia#174151 in 1,175
Minnesota#175161 in 1,338
South Carolina#178171 in 1,131
Michigan#182271 in 1,460
Texas#182601 in 922
Nebraska#18391 in 1,318
Florida#188111 in 1,200
Arkansas#194151 in 1,206
Washington#19561 in 1,640
New York#196451 in 2,126
Kansas#22091 in 1,755
Massachusetts#229101 in 3,421
Oklahoma#237131 in 1,765
California#251171 in 2,152
Ohio#262161 in 3,317
Iowa#27071 in 2,931
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Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Oregon———
South Dakota———
Utah———
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 1925

girls
#3,362
9 births · 1 in 135,265 girls
boys
#176
830 births · 1 in 1,344 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #3,362Marshall9

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #176Marshall830
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 135,265 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 41.7% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #3,116Wonda10
  2. #3,116Yvonna10
  3. #3,116Zela10
  4. #3,362Marshall9
  5. #3,362Adabelle9
  6. #3,362Adine9
  7. #3,362Al9
  8. #3,664Adalyn8
  9. #3,664Adrianne8
  10. #3,664Agusta8

Tied with 301 names at #3,362; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 1,344 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 96.4% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #173Leland858
  2. #174Matthew840
  3. #175Merle836
  4. #176Marshall830
  5. #177Dennis826
  6. #178Nathaniel810
  7. #179Alan804
Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →