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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201944peak #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 1944

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedAKMaine: #167 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,275 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNHWashington: #199 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,675 boysWAIdaho: #175 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,016 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #175 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,826 boysMNIllinois: #155 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,331 boysILWisconsin: #154 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,576 boysWIMichigan: #155 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,334 boysMINew York: #155 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,777 boysNYMassachusetts: #143 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,077 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedRIOregon: #183 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,390 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: #209 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,161 boysIAIndiana: #171 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,442 boysINOhio: #241 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 3,473 boysOHPennsylvania: #163 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,902 boysPANew Jersey: #198 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,132 boysNJConnecticut: #121 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,193 boysCTCalifornia: #176 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,363 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedCONebraska: #230 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,227 boysNEMissouri: #187 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,623 boysMOKentucky: #132 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 776 boysKYWest Virginia: #145 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 944 boysWVVirginia: #122 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 718 boysVAMaryland: #117 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 795 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDEArizona: #195 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,151 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNMKansas: #198 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,571 boysKSArkansas: #180 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,253 boysARTennessee: #118 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 725 boysTNNorth Carolina: #113 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 608 boysNCSouth Carolina: #139 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 853 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #171 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,418 boysDCOklahoma: #159 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 980 boysOKLouisiana: #151 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 870 boysLAMississippi: #135 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 792 boysMSAlabama: #154 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 986 boysALGeorgia: #142 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 810 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedHITexas: #235 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,434 boysTXFlorida: #180 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,236 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Carolina#113 · 1 in 608
  2. Maryland#117 · 1 in 795
  3. Tennessee#118 · 1 in 725
  4. Connecticut#121 · 1 in 1,193
  5. Virginia#122 · 1 in 718

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#113691 in 608
Maryland#117231 in 795
Tennessee#118441 in 725
Connecticut#121131 in 1,193
Virginia#122411 in 718
Kentucky#132371 in 776
Mississippi#135301 in 792
South Carolina#139281 in 853
Georgia#142451 in 810
Massachusetts#143181 in 2,077
West Virginia#145201 in 944
Louisiana#151311 in 870
Alabama#154331 in 986
Wisconsin#154181 in 1,576
Illinois#155501 in 1,331
Michigan#155401 in 1,334
New York#155621 in 1,777
Oklahoma#159221 in 980
Pennsylvania#163441 in 1,902
Maine#16761 in 1,275
District of Columbia#17171 in 1,418
Indiana#171231 in 1,442
Idaho#17551 in 1,016
Minnesota#175141 in 1,826
California#176621 in 1,363
Arkansas#180161 in 1,253
Florida#180191 in 1,236
Oregon#18381 in 1,390
Missouri#187201 in 1,623
Arizona#19561 in 1,151
Kansas#198101 in 1,571
New Jersey#198111 in 3,132
Washington#199121 in 1,675
Iowa#209101 in 2,161
Nebraska#23051 in 2,227
Texas#235551 in 1,434
Ohio#241181 in 3,473
Alaska———
Colorado———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
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 1944

girls
#2,511
13 births · 1 in 102,094 girls
boys
#169
1,007 births · 1 in 1,353 boys

Top girls' names in 1944

  1. #1Mary62,476
  2. #2Barbara39,196
  3. #3Linda38,415
  4. #4Patricia36,874
  5. #5Carol30,456
  6. #6Sandra26,024
  7. #7Nancy23,218
  8. #8Sharon22,433
  9. #9Judith22,431
  10. #10Betty19,761
  11. #2,511Marshall13

Top boys' names in 1944

  1. #1James76,951
  2. #2Robert70,855
  3. #3John66,616
  4. #4William52,375
  5. #5Richard45,643
  6. #6David37,382
  7. #7Charles34,662
  8. #8Thomas31,604
  9. #9Michael26,717
  10. #10Ronald25,513
  11. #169Marshall1,007
More about 1944

girls

1,327,223 girls got a published name in 1944; 1 in 102,094 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 52.1% of the 5,243 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. #2,401Wilhelmena14
  2. #2,401Wyona14
  3. #2,401Yvonnie14
  4. #2,511Marshall13
  5. #2,511Alleen13
  6. #2,511Allen13
  7. #2,511America13
  8. #2,625Adelaida12
  9. #2,625Alanna12
  10. #2,625Alean12

Tied with 113 names at #2,511; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,229Dorinda#1,834 → #605
  2. ↑ 611Deirdre#1,556 → #945
  3. ↑ 504Alana#1,251 → #747
  4. ↑ 460Elyse#1,327 → #867
  5. ↑ 407Joella#1,395 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 613Michal#996 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 493Aloma#762 → #1,255
  3. ↓ 448Louvenia#916 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 347Norine#889 → #1,236
  5. ↓ 341Lyla#864 → #1,205

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

boys

1,362,875 boys got a published name in 1944; 1 in 1,353 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 95.7% of the 3,909 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #166Willard1,040
  2. #167Jessie1,033
  3. #168Maurice1,023
  4. #169Marshall1,007
  5. #170Christopher1,001
  6. #171Donnie983
  7. #172Edgar976
Biggest movers since 1943
Risers
  1. ↑ 647Rickie#1,461 → #814
  2. ↑ 586Rusty#1,577 → #991
  3. ↑ 585Humberto#1,280 → #695
  4. ↑ 408Llewellyn#1,343 → #935
  5. ↑ 402Hilario#1,308 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 359Elwyn#923 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 356Albin#856 → #1,212
  3. ↓ 348Prentiss#980 → #1,328
  4. ↓ 286Barrie#969 → #1,255
  5. ↓ 269Duke#986 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1944 →