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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201940peak #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 1940

  • 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: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNHWashington: #195 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,570 boysWAIdaho: #184 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 970 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #215 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,394 boysMNIllinois: #154 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,280 boysILWisconsin: #166 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,675 boysWIMichigan: #171 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,704 boysMINew York: #168 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 1,913 boysNYMassachusetts: #133 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,706 boysMARhode Island: #108 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 919 boysRIOregon: #165 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 988 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: #293 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,208 boysIAIndiana: #197 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,031 boysINOhio: #186 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,083 boysOHPennsylvania: #174 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,075 boysPANew Jersey: #177 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,265 boysNJConnecticut: #167 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,224 boysCTCalifornia: #203 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,506 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: #186 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,460 boysMOKentucky: #150 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 892 boysKYWest Virginia: #137 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 807 boysWVVirginia: #131 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 764 boysVAMaryland: #162 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,497 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: #230 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,158 boysKSArkansas: #166 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 963 boysARTennessee: #165 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,163 boysTNNorth Carolina: #122 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 661 boysNCSouth Carolina: #123 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 758 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #167 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,267 boysDCOklahoma: #206 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,421 boysOKLouisiana: #167 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 943 boysLAMississippi: #137 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 779 boysMSAlabama: #173 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,153 boysALGeorgia: #179 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,298 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedHITexas: #182 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 929 boysTXFlorida: #162 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 967 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Rhode Island#108 · 1 in 919
  2. North Carolina#122 · 1 in 661
  3. South Carolina#123 · 1 in 758
  4. Virginia#131 · 1 in 764
  5. Massachusetts#133 · 1 in 1,706

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#10851 in 919
North Carolina#122561 in 661
South Carolina#123281 in 758
Virginia#131321 in 764
Massachusetts#133181 in 1,706
Mississippi#137281 in 779
West Virginia#137241 in 807
Kentucky#150321 in 892
Illinois#154461 in 1,280
Florida#162161 in 967
Maryland#16291 in 1,497
Oregon#16581 in 988
Tennessee#165241 in 1,163
Arkansas#166201 in 963
Wisconsin#166151 in 1,675
Connecticut#16751 in 2,224
District of Columbia#16751 in 1,267
Louisiana#167241 in 943
New York#168491 in 1,913
Michigan#171271 in 1,704
Alabama#173251 in 1,153
Pennsylvania#174371 in 2,075
New Jersey#177121 in 2,265
Georgia#179241 in 1,298
Texas#182671 in 929
Idaho#18451 in 970
Missouri#186201 in 1,460
Ohio#186261 in 2,083
Washington#19581 in 1,570
Indiana#197141 in 2,031
California#203351 in 1,506
Oklahoma#206151 in 1,421
Minnesota#215101 in 2,394
Kansas#23061 in 2,158
Iowa#29351 in 4,208
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Delaware———
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Maine———
Montana———
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North Dakota———
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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 1940

girls
#2,963
9 births · 1 in 127,059 girls
boys
#181
809 births · 1 in 1,433 boys

Top girls' names in 1940

  1. #1Mary56,216
  2. #2Barbara36,736
  3. #3Patricia32,665
  4. #4Judith22,385
  5. #5Betty22,077
  6. #6Carol21,759
  7. #7Nancy19,737
  8. #8Linda18,370
  9. #9Shirley17,881
  10. #10Sandra16,153
  11. #2,963Marshall9

Top boys' names in 1940

  1. #1James62,481
  2. #2Robert61,198
  3. #3John54,786
  4. #4William44,779
  5. #5Richard37,425
  6. #6Charles31,689
  7. #7David27,690
  8. #8Thomas23,991
  9. #9Donald23,115
  10. #10Ronald20,741
  11. #181Marshall809
More about 1940

girls

1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 127,059 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 41.1% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #2,737Wynne10
  2. #2,737Zandra10
  3. #2,737Zeola10
  4. #2,963Marshall9
  5. #2,963Adria9
  6. #2,963Agustina9
  7. #2,963Aldena9
  8. #3,208Adelene8
  9. #3,208Adelyn8
  10. #3,208Adrianna8

Tied with 244 names at #2,963; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,494Scarlett#3,429 → #935
  2. ↑ 1,465Lonna#2,206 → #741
  3. ↑ 834Pam#1,797 → #963
  4. ↑ 659Jody#1,638 → #979
  5. ↑ 633Laraine#1,474 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Fredia#996 → #1,477
  2. ↓ 430Eleanora#974 → #1,404
  3. ↓ 375Danielle#811 → #1,186
  4. ↓ 342Eloisa#930 → #1,272
  5. ↓ 298Coral#996 → #1,294

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

boys

1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 1,433 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 95.4% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #178Ben814
  2. #178Benny814
  3. #180Delbert813
  4. #181Marshall809
  5. #182Nelson807
  6. #183Jeffrey799
  7. #184Earnest797
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
  1. ↑ 565Whitney#1,458 → #893
  2. ↑ 447Gonzalo#1,297 → #850
  3. ↑ 419Weston#1,323 → #904
  4. ↑ 368Ashley#1,272 → #904
  5. ↑ 366Agustin#1,238 → #872
Fallers
  1. ↓ 886Montie#916 → #1,802
  2. ↓ 446Verlon#888 → #1,334
  3. ↓ 394Issac#857 → #1,251
  4. ↓ 392Otho#942 → #1,334
  5. ↓ 384Pearl#867 → #1,251

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

See the top 100 for 1940 →