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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #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 1947

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedAKMaine: #143 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 976 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNHWashington: #235 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,501 boysWAIdaho: 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: #220 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,918 boysMNIllinois: #163 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 1,501 boysILWisconsin: #168 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,777 boysWIMichigan: #172 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,588 boysMINew York: #158 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 1,816 boysNYMassachusetts: #127 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,581 boysMARhode Island: #125 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,412 boysRIOregon: #256 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,825 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: #228 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,329 boysIAIndiana: #215 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,148 boysINOhio: #184 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,975 boysOHPennsylvania: #147 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,695 boysPANew Jersey: #225 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,806 boysNJConnecticut: #124 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,312 boysCTCalifornia: #193 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 1,512 boysCAUtah: #216 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,646 boysUTColorado: #231 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,201 boysCONebraska: #204 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,826 boysNEMissouri: #173 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,457 boysMOKentucky: #131 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 854 boysKYWest Virginia: #132 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 819 boysWVVirginia: #111 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 638 boysVAMaryland: #128 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 914 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDEArizona: #195 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,150 boysAZNew Mexico: #236 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,497 boysNMKansas: #212 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,826 boysKSArkansas: #221 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,848 boysARTennessee: #144 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,002 boysTNNorth Carolina: #122 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 701 boysNCSouth Carolina: #129 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 757 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #133 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 962 boysDCOklahoma: #207 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,660 boysOKLouisiana: #160 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 895 boysLAMississippi: #170 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,121 boysMSAlabama: #161 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 998 boysALGeorgia: #172 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,155 boysGAHawaii: #160 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,021 boysHITexas: #217 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 1,290 boysTXFlorida: #182 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,200 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Virginia#111 · 1 in 638
  2. North Carolina#122 · 1 in 701
  3. Connecticut#124 · 1 in 1,312
  4. Rhode Island#125 · 1 in 1,412
  5. Massachusetts#127 · 1 in 1,581

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#111601 in 638
North Carolina#122761 in 701
Connecticut#124161 in 1,312
Rhode Island#12561 in 1,412
Massachusetts#127331 in 1,581
Maryland#128281 in 914
South Carolina#129381 in 757
Kentucky#131441 in 854
West Virginia#132321 in 819
District of Columbia#133131 in 962
Maine#143111 in 976
Tennessee#144421 in 1,002
Pennsylvania#147701 in 1,695
New York#158871 in 1,816
Hawaii#16061 in 1,021
Louisiana#160381 in 895
Alabama#161401 in 998
Illinois#163621 in 1,501
Wisconsin#168221 in 1,777
Mississippi#170261 in 1,121
Georgia#172391 in 1,155
Michigan#172481 in 1,588
Missouri#173301 in 1,457
Florida#182241 in 1,200
Ohio#184481 in 1,975
California#193791 in 1,512
Arizona#19581 in 1,150
Nebraska#20481 in 1,826
Oklahoma#207151 in 1,660
Kansas#212111 in 1,826
Indiana#215211 in 2,148
Utah#21661 in 1,646
Texas#217761 in 1,290
Minnesota#220121 in 2,918
Arkansas#221131 in 1,848
New Jersey#225131 in 3,806
Iowa#228131 in 2,329
Colorado#23171 in 2,201
Washington#235111 in 2,501
New Mexico#23661 in 1,497
Oregon#25661 in 2,825
Alaska———
Delaware———
Idaho———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
South Dakota———
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 1947

girls
#2,769
14 births · 1 in 126,626 girls
boys
#174
1,269 births · 1 in 1,442 boys

Top girls' names in 1947

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #2,769Marshall14

Top boys' names in 1947

  1. #1James94,767
  2. #2Robert91,655
  3. #3John88,324
  4. #4William67,002
  5. #5Richard58,532
  6. #6David57,810
  7. #7Michael50,506
  8. #8Thomas44,842
  9. #9Charles40,781
  10. #10Larry34,946
  11. #174Marshall1,269
More about 1947

girls

1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 126,626 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 54.6% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #2,637Wilhelmena15
  2. #2,637Zeta15
  3. #2,637Zina15
  4. #2,769Marshall14
  5. #2,769Alane14
  6. #2,769Alverta14
  7. #2,769Ardelia14
  8. #2,898Aggie13
  9. #2,898Albina13
  10. #2,898Aleatha13

Tied with 128 names at #2,769; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 417Michaele#1,276 → #859
  2. ↑ 385Carlotta#997 → #612
  3. ↑ 332Ricki#1,290 → #958
  4. ↑ 300Daria#1,220 → #920
  5. ↑ 290Ivy#1,087 → #797
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Merlene#961 → #1,302
  2. ↓ 285Beatriz#985 → #1,270
  3. ↓ 276Ruthanne#874 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 253Estela#897 → #1,150
  5. ↓ 242Verla#885 → #1,127

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

boys

1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 1,442 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 95.9% of the 4,266 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. #171Greg1,316
  2. #172Juan1,314
  3. #173Ricky1,301
  4. #174Marshall1,269
  5. #175Sammy1,210
  6. #176Hugh1,201
  7. #177Jonathan1,198
Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,271Brock#2,271 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 586Shawn#1,509 → #923
  3. ↑ 500Jed#1,475 → #975
  4. ↑ 358Jody#935 → #577
  5. ↑ 355Deryl#1,355 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 497Hurley#952 → #1,449
  2. ↓ 393Prentice#878 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 362Darvin#935 → #1,297
  4. ↓ 310Lary#826 → #1,136
  5. ↓ 303Judith#856 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1947 →