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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #131, 1886boys
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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 1961

  • 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: #256 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,368 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: #227 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,946 boysMNIllinois: #242 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 2,325 boysILWisconsin: #333 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,772 boysWIMichigan: #284 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,728 boysMINew York: #316 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 3,903 boysNYMassachusetts: #282 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,374 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: #339 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,052 boysIAIndiana: #259 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,852 boysINOhio: #266 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 3,188 boysOHPennsylvania: #286 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 4,542 boysPANew Jersey: #240 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,744 boysNJConnecticut: #239 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,954 boysCTCalifornia: #304 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 2,779 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedUTColorado: #330 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,141 boysCONebraska: #285 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,231 boysNEMissouri: #278 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,025 boysMOKentucky: #177 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,277 boysKYWest Virginia: #180 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,344 boysWVVirginia: #199 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,353 boysVAMaryland: #260 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,984 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDEArizona: #259 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,694 boysAZNew Mexico: #335 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,659 boysNMKansas: #224 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,723 boysKSArkansas: #226 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,505 boysARTennessee: #196 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,359 boysTNNorth Carolina: #170 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,016 boysNCSouth Carolina: #173 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 946 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #232 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,681 boysOKLouisiana: #213 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,250 boysLAMississippi: #227 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,422 boysMSAlabama: #228 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,628 boysALGeorgia: #164 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 870 boysGAHawaii: #253 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,494 boysHITexas: #309 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 2,098 boysTXFlorida: #204 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,250 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Georgia#164 · 1 in 870
  2. North Carolina#170 · 1 in 1,016
  3. South Carolina#173 · 1 in 946
  4. Kentucky#177 · 1 in 1,277
  5. West Virginia#180 · 1 in 1,344

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#164551 in 870
North Carolina#170521 in 1,016
South Carolina#173301 in 946
Kentucky#177271 in 1,277
West Virginia#180141 in 1,344
Tennessee#196291 in 1,359
Virginia#199321 in 1,353
Florida#204441 in 1,250
Louisiana#213331 in 1,250
Kansas#224131 in 1,723
Arkansas#226131 in 1,505
Minnesota#227141 in 2,946
Mississippi#227191 in 1,422
Alabama#228231 in 1,628
Oklahoma#232141 in 1,681
Connecticut#23991 in 2,954
New Jersey#240231 in 2,744
Illinois#242491 in 2,325
Hawaii#25351 in 1,494
Washington#256131 in 2,368
Arizona#259101 in 1,694
Indiana#259191 in 2,852
Maryland#260111 in 2,984
Ohio#266351 in 3,188
Missouri#278161 in 3,025
Massachusetts#28291 in 6,374
Michigan#284251 in 3,728
Nebraska#28551 in 3,231
Pennsylvania#286261 in 4,542
California#304681 in 2,779
Texas#309571 in 2,098
New York#316461 in 3,903
Colorado#33071 in 3,141
Wisconsin#33371 in 6,772
New Mexico#33551 in 2,659
Iowa#33951 in 6,052
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Idaho———
Maine———
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North Dakota———
Oregon———
Rhode Island———
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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 1961

girls
#2,359
26 births · 1 in 77,634 girls
boys
#262
898 births · 1 in 2,365 boys

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #2,359Marshall26

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #262Marshall898
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 77,634 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 68.7% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #2,299Wayne27
  2. #2,299Wendee27
  3. #2,299Yulonda27
  4. #2,359Marshall26
  5. #2,359Alejandra26
  6. #2,359Allen26
  7. #2,359Alycia26
  8. #2,411Alisia25
  9. #2,411Arlean25
  10. #2,411Arthur25

Tied with 51 names at #2,359; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

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

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 2,365 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 94.4% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #259Clay900
  2. #259Roderick900
  3. #261Hector899
  4. #262Marshall898
  5. #262Fredrick898
  6. #264Lynn892
  7. #265Chester888
  8. #265Matt888

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,171Parrish#4,038 → #867
  2. ↑ 589Brook#1,252 → #663
  3. ↑ 467Osvaldo#1,434 → #967
  4. ↑ 426Shayne#1,152 → #726
  5. ↑ 367Pernell#1,295 → #928
Fallers
  1. ↓ 425Wayde#672 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 380Yancy#923 → #1,303
  3. ↓ 301Jonas#905 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 264Tobin#833 → #1,097
  5. ↓ 253Keenan#748 → #1,001

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

See the top 100 for 1961 →