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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201926peak #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 1926

  • 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: #104 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 631 boysNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #182 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,056 boysNDMinnesota: #273 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,072 boysMNIllinois: #126 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 840 boysILWisconsin: #222 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,154 boysWIMichigan: #170 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,365 boysMINew York: #239 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,009 boysNYMassachusetts: #127 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,304 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedRIOregon: #146 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 830 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: #231 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,216 boysIAIndiana: #203 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,988 boysINOhio: #247 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,097 boysOHPennsylvania: #199 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,566 boysPANew Jersey: #209 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,007 boysNJConnecticut: #147 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,475 boysCTCalifornia: #180 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,226 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedCONebraska: #209 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,668 boysNEMissouri: #190 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,475 boysMOKentucky: #130 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 774 boysKYWest Virginia: #190 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,350 boysWVVirginia: #131 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 738 boysVAMaryland: #119 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 873 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: #215 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,684 boysKSArkansas: #151 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 796 boysARTennessee: #152 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 999 boysTNNorth Carolina: #131 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 723 boysNCSouth Carolina: #147 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 917 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #177 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,079 boysOKLouisiana: #174 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 904 boysLAMississippi: #178 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,126 boysMSAlabama: #181 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,251 boysALGeorgia: #150 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 965 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedHITexas: #179 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 901 boysTXFlorida: #180 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,174 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Hampshire#104 · 1 in 631
  2. Maryland#119 · 1 in 873
  3. Illinois#126 · 1 in 840
  4. Massachusetts#127 · 1 in 1,304
  5. Kentucky#130 · 1 in 774

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#10451 in 631
Maryland#119151 in 873
Illinois#126691 in 840
Massachusetts#127261 in 1,304
Kentucky#130331 in 774
North Carolina#131471 in 723
Virginia#131301 in 738
Oregon#14671 in 830
Connecticut#14781 in 1,475
South Carolina#147201 in 917
Georgia#150281 in 965
Arkansas#151231 in 796
Tennessee#152241 in 999
Michigan#170301 in 1,365
Louisiana#174221 in 904
Oklahoma#177211 in 1,079
Mississippi#178181 in 1,126
Texas#179611 in 901
California#180301 in 1,226
Florida#180131 in 1,174
Alabama#181221 in 1,251
North Dakota#18261 in 1,056
Missouri#190201 in 1,475
West Virginia#190131 in 1,350
Pennsylvania#199341 in 2,566
Indiana#203131 in 1,988
Nebraska#20971 in 1,668
New Jersey#209101 in 3,007
Kansas#21591 in 1,684
Wisconsin#222111 in 2,154
Iowa#23191 in 2,216
New York#239321 in 3,009
Ohio#247171 in 3,097
Minnesota#27371 in 3,072
Alaska———
Arizona———
Colorado———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Mexico———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Washington———
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 1926

girls
#2,351
15 births · 1 in 79,027 girls
boys
#190
765 births · 1 in 1,452 boys

Top girls' names in 1926

  1. #1Mary67,832
  2. #2Dorothy36,618
  3. #3Betty32,964
  4. #4Helen26,886
  5. #5Margaret23,072
  6. #6Ruth20,225
  7. #7Doris16,295
  8. #8Virginia16,161
  9. #9Mildred13,547
  10. #10Frances13,355
  11. #2,351Marshall15

Top boys' names in 1926

  1. #1Robert61,130
  2. #2John56,108
  3. #3James53,196
  4. #4William51,922
  5. #5Charles29,521
  6. #6George25,910
  7. #7Richard25,143
  8. #8Joseph23,756
  9. #9Donald20,912
  10. #10Edward19,375
  11. #190Marshall765
More about 1926

girls

1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 79,027 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 58.2% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #2,257Wallace16
  2. #2,257Wenona16
  3. #2,257Yukiko16
  4. #2,351Marshall15
  5. #2,351Akiko15
  6. #2,351Aldene15
  7. #2,351Alfrieda15
  8. #2,474Adda14
  9. #2,474Adelyn14
  10. #2,474Agapita14

Tied with 122 names at #2,351; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
  2. ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
  3. ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
  4. ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
  5. ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Fallers
  1. ↓ 597Albertine#944 → #1,541
  2. ↓ 462Cleora#895 → #1,357
  3. ↓ 461Lorrayne#988 → #1,449
  4. ↓ 453Hermina#996 → #1,449
  5. ↓ 307Ethelene#913 → #1,220

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

boys

1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,452 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #187Ervin768
  2. #188Dewey767
  3. #189Ivan766
  4. #190Marshall765
  5. #191Ted764
  6. #192Tommy751
  7. #193Carroll738
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 477Jonnie#1,332 → #855
  2. ↑ 433Jorge#1,425 → #992
  3. ↑ 410Faustino#1,390 → #980
  4. ↑ 404Adelbert#1,246 → #842
  5. ↑ 381Cameron#1,164 → #783
Fallers
  1. ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
  2. ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
  3. ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
  5. ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1926 →