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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201931peak #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 1931

  • 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: #98 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 600 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: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #180 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,422 boysMNIllinois: #126 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 870 boysILWisconsin: #209 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,355 boysWIMichigan: #173 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,557 boysMINew York: #207 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,313 boysNYMassachusetts: #153 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,983 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedRIOregon: 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: #291 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,793 boysIAIndiana: #155 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,136 boysINOhio: #234 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,999 boysOHPennsylvania: #186 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,249 boysPANew Jersey: #276 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,423 boysNJConnecticut: #131 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,336 boysCTCalifornia: #242 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,021 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNEMissouri: #198 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,598 boysMOKentucky: #142 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 916 boysKYWest Virginia: #172 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,080 boysWVVirginia: #120 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 659 boysVAMaryland: #153 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,454 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDEArizona: #170 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 812 boysAZNew Mexico: #207 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 910 boysNMKansas: #266 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,394 boysKSArkansas: #221 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,490 boysARTennessee: #149 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,058 boysTNNorth Carolina: #148 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 811 boysNCSouth Carolina: #108 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 608 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #199 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,273 boysOKLouisiana: #190 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,024 boysLAMississippi: #145 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 824 boysMSAlabama: #184 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,289 boysALGeorgia: #182 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,365 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedHITexas: #204 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,127 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Hampshire#98 · 1 in 600
  2. South Carolina#108 · 1 in 608
  3. Virginia#120 · 1 in 659
  4. Illinois#126 · 1 in 870
  5. Connecticut#131 · 1 in 1,336

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#9851 in 600
South Carolina#108271 in 608
Virginia#120321 in 659
Illinois#126621 in 870
Connecticut#13181 in 1,336
Kentucky#142271 in 916
Mississippi#145221 in 824
North Carolina#148391 in 811
Tennessee#149231 in 1,058
Maryland#15381 in 1,454
Massachusetts#153151 in 1,983
Indiana#155211 in 1,136
Arizona#17051 in 812
West Virginia#172151 in 1,080
Michigan#173251 in 1,557
Minnesota#180141 in 1,422
Georgia#182201 in 1,365
Alabama#184201 in 1,289
Pennsylvania#186341 in 2,249
Louisiana#190181 in 1,024
Missouri#198171 in 1,598
Oklahoma#199171 in 1,273
Texas#204491 in 1,127
New Mexico#20751 in 910
New York#207391 in 2,313
Wisconsin#209101 in 2,355
Arkansas#221111 in 1,490
Ohio#234161 in 2,999
California#242181 in 2,021
Kansas#26661 in 2,394
New Jersey#27651 in 5,423
Iowa#29151 in 3,793
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Florida———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
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Nebraska———
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Oregon———
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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 1931

girls
#2,205
14 births · 1 in 76,052 girls
boys
#195
667 births · 1 in 1,559 boys

Top girls' names in 1931

  1. #1Mary60,299
  2. #2Betty36,105
  3. #3Dorothy26,524
  4. #4Barbara21,804
  5. #5Joan19,119
  6. #6Helen17,664
  7. #7Margaret17,332
  8. #8Patricia16,469
  9. #9Shirley14,405
  10. #10Doris13,629
  11. #2,205Marshall14

Top boys' names in 1931

  1. #1Robert60,519
  2. #2James51,212
  3. #3John48,423
  4. #4William43,280
  5. #5Richard31,822
  6. #6Charles29,934
  7. #7Donald29,100
  8. #8George20,685
  9. #9Joseph19,326
  10. #10Thomas16,847
  11. #195Marshall667
More about 1931

girls

1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 76,052 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 55.7% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #2,105Willine15
  2. #2,105Zadie15
  3. #2,105Zeola15
  4. #2,205Marshall14
  5. #2,205Adelaida14
  6. #2,205Adora14
  7. #2,205Alena14
  8. #2,307Adrianne13
  9. #2,307Aliene13
  10. #2,307Altie13

Tied with 101 names at #2,205; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 857Joretta#1,320 → #463
  2. ↑ 519Joetta#1,460 → #941
  3. ↑ 483Sondra#1,031 → #548
  4. ↑ 465Celine#1,460 → #995
  5. ↑ 343Lynne#1,274 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 377Margo#937 → #1,314
  2. ↓ 349Rachael#894 → #1,243
  3. ↓ 317Evelyne#926 → #1,243
  4. ↓ 287Vivien#971 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 283Ardeth#629 → #912

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

boys

1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 1,559 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 95.5% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #192Myron680
  2. #193Wilbert675
  3. #194Angelo671
  4. #195Marshall667
  5. #195Doyle667
  6. #197Mark664
  7. #198Merle662
  8. #199Nathaniel659

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 794Kenton#1,753 → #959
  2. ↑ 420Wyman#1,330 → #910
  3. ↑ 408Jan#1,330 → #922
  4. ↑ 402Leopold#1,399 → #997
  5. ↑ 398Odie#1,299 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Artie#976 → #1,489
  2. ↓ 469Arnulfo#892 → #1,361
  3. ↓ 385Rose#832 → #1,217
  4. ↓ 357Ransom#976 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Jodie#990 → #1,333

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

See the top 100 for 1931 →