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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #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 1957

  • 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: #128 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,021 boysNHWashington: #300 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,990 boysWAIdaho: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,464 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #197 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,287 boysMNIllinois: #234 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 2,471 boysILWisconsin: #214 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,922 boysWIMichigan: #203 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,915 boysMINew York: #250 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 2,664 boysNYMassachusetts: #233 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,229 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedRIOregon: #250 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,519 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: #225 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,385 boysIAIndiana: #236 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,548 boysINOhio: #261 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 3,410 boysOHPennsylvania: #254 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,966 boysPANew Jersey: #298 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 5,125 boysNJConnecticut: #174 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,059 boysCTCalifornia: #268 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 2,412 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedUTColorado: #252 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,304 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNEMissouri: #210 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,738 boysMOKentucky: #143 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 934 boysKYWest Virginia: #178 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,349 boysWVVirginia: #156 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 921 boysVAMaryland: #173 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,214 boysMDDelaware: #143 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,051 boysDEArizona: #261 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,693 boysAZNew Mexico: #234 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,393 boysNMKansas: #204 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,514 boysKSArkansas: #186 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,273 boysARTennessee: #169 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,136 boysTNNorth Carolina: #152 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 919 boysNCSouth Carolina: #137 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 677 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #187 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,493 boysDCOklahoma: #255 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,195 boysOKLouisiana: #193 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,140 boysLAMississippi: #185 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,128 boysMSAlabama: #234 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,713 boysALGeorgia: #195 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,247 boysGAHawaii: #242 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,459 boysHITexas: #237 for boys · 89 births · 1 in 1,403 boysTXFlorida: #248 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,925 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Hampshire#128 · 1 in 1,021
  2. South Carolina#137 · 1 in 677
  3. Kentucky#143 · 1 in 934
  4. Delaware#143 · 1 in 1,051
  5. North Carolina#152 · 1 in 919

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#12861 in 1,021
South Carolina#137451 in 677
Delaware#14351 in 1,051
Kentucky#143391 in 934
North Carolina#152591 in 919
Virginia#156481 in 921
Tennessee#169361 in 1,136
Maryland#173271 in 1,214
Connecticut#174131 in 2,059
West Virginia#178161 in 1,349
Mississippi#185251 in 1,128
Arkansas#186161 in 1,273
District of Columbia#187101 in 1,493
Louisiana#193381 in 1,140
Georgia#195401 in 1,247
Minnesota#197181 in 2,287
Michigan#203531 in 1,915
Kansas#204161 in 1,514
Missouri#210281 in 1,738
Wisconsin#214161 in 2,922
Idaho#22251 in 1,464
Iowa#225131 in 2,385
Massachusetts#233111 in 5,229
Alabama#234231 in 1,713
Illinois#234471 in 2,471
New Mexico#23491 in 1,393
Indiana#236221 in 2,548
Texas#237891 in 1,403
Hawaii#24251 in 1,459
Florida#248261 in 1,925
New York#250681 in 2,664
Oregon#25071 in 2,519
Colorado#25291 in 2,304
Pennsylvania#254321 in 3,966
Oklahoma#255111 in 2,195
Arizona#26191 in 1,693
Ohio#261351 in 3,410
California#268731 in 2,412
New Jersey#298121 in 5,125
Washington#30081 in 3,990
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Nebraska———
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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 1957

girls
#3,150
14 births · 1 in 146,061 girls
boys
#228
1,096 births · 1 in 1,968 boys

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #3,150Marshall14

Top boys' names in 1957

  1. #1Michael92,781
  2. #2James84,337
  3. #3David82,403
  4. #4Robert81,765
  5. #5John79,033
  6. #6William56,852
  7. #7Mark52,841
  8. #8Richard52,446
  9. #9Thomas44,625
  10. #10Steven36,842
  11. #228Marshall1,096
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 146,061 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 55.1% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #3,033Vici15
  2. #3,033Violetta15
  3. #3,033Wanetta15
  4. #3,150Marshall14
  5. #3,150Alvena14
  6. #3,150Alvera14
  7. #3,150Ariane14
  8. #3,309Aleatha13
  9. #3,309Aleen13
  10. #3,309Alfred13

Tied with 158 names at #3,150; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

boys

2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 1,968 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 95.0% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #225Wade1,141
  2. #226Luis1,114
  3. #227Wendell1,113
  4. #228Marshall1,096
  5. #229Clinton1,092
  6. #230Cecil1,074
  7. #231Kenny1,073
Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 714Dion#1,642 → #928
  2. ↑ 404Wes#1,317 → #913
  3. ↑ 371Antoine#1,232 → #861
  4. ↑ 340Domenick#1,335 → #995
  5. ↑ 329Mitch#868 → #539
Fallers
  1. ↓ 458Lannie#999 → #1,457
  2. ↓ 402Desi#986 → #1,388
  3. ↓ 354Gavin#924 → #1,278
  4. ↓ 317Murphy#917 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 288Eliot#897 → #1,185

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →