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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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 1954

  • 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: #269 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,439 boysWAIdaho: #215 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,482 boysIDMontana: #168 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,070 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #211 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,995 boysMNIllinois: #196 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,896 boysILWisconsin: #223 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,685 boysWIMichigan: #222 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,672 boysMINew York: #237 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 2,834 boysNYMassachusetts: #160 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,668 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: #240 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,079 boysIAIndiana: #203 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,018 boysINOhio: #238 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 3,310 boysOHPennsylvania: #218 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 3,091 boysPANew Jersey: #256 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,680 boysNJConnecticut: #172 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,372 boysCTCalifornia: #226 for boys · 77 births · 1 in 1,995 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedUTColorado: #285 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,159 boysCONebraska: #186 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,541 boysNEMissouri: #221 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,127 boysMOKentucky: #146 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,054 boysKYWest Virginia: #161 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,255 boysWVVirginia: #154 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 913 boysVAMaryland: #190 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,772 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDEArizona: #212 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,295 boysAZNew Mexico: #293 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,324 boysNMKansas: #259 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,699 boysKSArkansas: #181 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,311 boysARTennessee: #153 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,095 boysTNNorth Carolina: #149 for boys · 62 births · 1 in 889 boysNCSouth Carolina: #127 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 713 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #147 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,044 boysDCOklahoma: #191 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,376 boysOKLouisiana: #171 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 896 boysLAMississippi: #129 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 699 boysMSAlabama: #156 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 970 boysALGeorgia: #175 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,129 boysGAHawaii: #192 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 984 boysHITexas: #229 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 1,478 boysTXFlorida: #244 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,154 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#127 · 1 in 713
  2. Mississippi#129 · 1 in 699
  3. Kentucky#146 · 1 in 1,054
  4. District of Columbia#147 · 1 in 1,044
  5. North Carolina#149 · 1 in 889

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#127441 in 713
Mississippi#129421 in 699
Kentucky#146351 in 1,054
District of Columbia#147141 in 1,044
North Carolina#149621 in 889
Tennessee#153381 in 1,095
Virginia#154481 in 913
Alabama#156401 in 970
Massachusetts#160201 in 2,668
West Virginia#161181 in 1,255
Montana#16871 in 1,070
Louisiana#171451 in 896
Connecticut#172101 in 2,372
Georgia#175431 in 1,129
Arkansas#181161 in 1,311
Nebraska#186101 in 1,541
Maryland#190171 in 1,772
Oklahoma#191181 in 1,376
Hawaii#19271 in 984
Illinois#196561 in 1,896
Indiana#203261 in 2,018
Minnesota#211131 in 2,995
Arizona#212101 in 1,295
Idaho#21551 in 1,482
Pennsylvania#218391 in 3,091
Missouri#221221 in 2,127
Michigan#222351 in 2,672
Wisconsin#223121 in 3,685
California#226771 in 1,995
Texas#229821 in 1,478
New York#237601 in 2,834
Ohio#238331 in 3,310
Iowa#240101 in 3,079
Florida#244191 in 2,154
New Jersey#256121 in 4,680
Kansas#25991 in 2,699
Washington#26991 in 3,439
Colorado#28561 in 3,159
New Mexico#29351 in 2,324
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Maine———
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New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Oregon———
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 1954

girls
#2,450
20 births · 1 in 97,096 girls
boys
#210
1,102 births · 1 in 1,850 boys

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #2,450Marshall20

Top boys' names in 1954

  1. #1Michael88,568
  2. #2Robert86,331
  3. #3James86,311
  4. #4John81,168
  5. #5David79,556
  6. #6William61,426
  7. #7Richard57,042
  8. #8Thomas47,159
  9. #9Gary37,920
  10. #10Charles37,463
  11. #210Marshall1,102
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 97,096 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 63.0% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #2,378Vincenza21
  2. #2,378Voncile21
  3. #2,378Zenaida21
  4. #2,450Marshall20
  5. #2,450Alaine20
  6. #2,450Andre20
  7. #2,450Angelyn20
  8. #2,519Alexia19
  9. #2,519Angelene19
  10. #2,519Barrie19

Tied with 68 names at #2,450; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

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

boys

2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 1,850 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 95.2% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #207Antonio1,170
  2. #208Claude1,142
  3. #209Terrance1,120
  4. #210Marshall1,102
  5. #211Ricardo1,092
  6. #212Neal1,088
  7. #213Mario1,073
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 592Ricci#1,331 → #739
  2. ↑ 470Demetrius#1,357 → #887
  3. ↑ 382Crawford#1,378 → #996
  4. ↑ 310Gavin#1,139 → #829
  5. ↑ 296Dino#1,058 → #762
Fallers
  1. ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
  3. ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268

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

See the top 100 for 1954 →