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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201936peak #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 1936

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedAKMaine: #172 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,245 boysMEVermont: #93 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 490 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNHWashington: 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: #181 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,132 boysNDMinnesota: #170 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,387 boysMNIllinois: #126 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 844 boysILWisconsin: #181 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,817 boysWIMichigan: #175 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,732 boysMINew York: #187 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,048 boysNYMassachusetts: #160 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,324 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: #256 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,775 boysIAIndiana: #147 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,041 boysINOhio: #331 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,950 boysOHPennsylvania: #179 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 2,310 boysPANew Jersey: #224 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,437 boysNJConnecticut: #143 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,621 boysCTCalifornia: #187 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,361 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedCONebraska: #216 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,723 boysNEMissouri: #176 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,310 boysMOKentucky: #155 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,012 boysKYWest Virginia: #166 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,057 boysWVVirginia: #108 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 559 boysVAMaryland: #109 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 752 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: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedKSArkansas: #217 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,536 boysARTennessee: #161 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,110 boysTNNorth Carolina: #123 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 655 boysNCSouth Carolina: #128 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 741 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #256 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,121 boysOKLouisiana: #157 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 850 boysLAMississippi: #159 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,041 boysMSAlabama: #159 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 994 boysALGeorgia: #171 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,190 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedHITexas: #215 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,211 boysTXFlorida: #197 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,251 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#93 · 1 in 490
  2. Virginia#108 · 1 in 559
  3. Maryland#109 · 1 in 752
  4. North Carolina#123 · 1 in 655
  5. Illinois#126 · 1 in 844

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#9351 in 490
Virginia#108391 in 559
Maryland#109151 in 752
North Carolina#123521 in 655
Illinois#126621 in 844
South Carolina#128251 in 741
Connecticut#14361 in 1,621
Indiana#147231 in 1,041
Kentucky#155251 in 1,012
Louisiana#157231 in 850
Alabama#159271 in 994
Mississippi#159191 in 1,041
Massachusetts#160121 in 2,324
Tennessee#161231 in 1,110
West Virginia#166171 in 1,057
Minnesota#170151 in 1,387
Georgia#171241 in 1,190
Maine#17251 in 1,245
Michigan#175231 in 1,732
Missouri#176201 in 1,310
Pennsylvania#179311 in 2,310
North Dakota#18151 in 1,132
Wisconsin#181131 in 1,817
California#187281 in 1,361
New York#187411 in 2,048
Florida#197101 in 1,251
Texas#215461 in 1,211
Nebraska#21661 in 1,723
Arkansas#217111 in 1,536
New Jersey#22471 in 3,437
Iowa#25671 in 2,775
Oklahoma#256101 in 2,121
Ohio#33181 in 5,950
Alaska———
Arizona———
Colorado———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Kansas———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
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 1936

girls
#2,386
12 births · 1 in 86,699 girls
boys
#184
710 births · 1 in 1,461 boys

Top girls' names in 1936

  1. #1Mary54,377
  2. #2Shirley35,161
  3. #3Barbara31,682
  4. #4Betty25,868
  5. #5Patricia23,916
  6. #6Dorothy17,666
  7. #7Joan17,072
  8. #8Nancy16,755
  9. #9Margaret14,596
  10. #10Carol14,520
  11. #2,386Marshall12

Top boys' names in 1936

  1. #1Robert58,500
  2. #2James54,694
  3. #3John47,683
  4. #4William39,398
  5. #5Richard33,494
  6. #6Charles29,101
  7. #7Donald28,639
  8. #8Thomas18,342
  9. #9George18,197
  10. #10David17,476
  11. #184Marshall710
More about 1936

girls

1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 86,699 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 50.9% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #2,263Yoshiko13
  2. #2,263Zadie13
  3. #2,263Zilpha13
  4. #2,386Marshall12
  5. #2,386Alfredia12
  6. #2,386Alvena12
  7. #2,386Andrew12
  8. #2,521Alethea11
  9. #2,521Alla11
  10. #2,521Allen11

Tied with 134 names at #2,386; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,238Shelba#3,742 → #504
  2. ↑ 662Shelby#840 → #178
  3. ↑ 600Wendy#1,418 → #818
  4. ↑ 588Deanna#1,356 → #768
  5. ↑ 546Shari#1,514 → #968
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
  4. ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
  5. ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267

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

boys

1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 1,461 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 95.4% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #181Benny732
  2. #182Mark712
  3. #183Guy711
  4. #184Marshall710
  5. #185Barry706
  6. #185Clayton706
  7. #187Otis699
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
  1. ↑ 802Errol#1,708 → #906
  2. ↑ 644Sergio#1,584 → #940
  3. ↑ 601Brice#1,494 → #893
  4. ↑ 537Windell#1,390 → #853
  5. ↑ 529Kim#1,390 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,082Stafford#980 → #2,062
  2. ↓ 889Darwyn#750 → #1,639
  3. ↓ 461Hunter#956 → #1,417
  4. ↓ 399Orvil#844 → #1,243
  5. ↓ 370Rosendo#956 → #1,326

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

See the top 100 for 1936 →