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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • 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: #404 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,110 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #190 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,142 boysNDMinnesota: #287 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,501 boysMNIllinois: #292 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 3,242 boysILWisconsin: #293 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,056 boysWIMichigan: #263 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,047 boysMINew York: #295 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 3,362 boysNYMassachusetts: #311 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,961 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedRIOregon: #310 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,441 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: #275 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,231 boysIAIndiana: #275 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,075 boysINOhio: #297 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,219 boysOHPennsylvania: #252 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 3,263 boysPANew Jersey: #313 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,394 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #298 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 2,791 boysCAUtah: #221 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,509 boysUTColorado: #268 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,157 boysCONebraska: #263 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,693 boysNEMissouri: #234 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,113 boysMOKentucky: #201 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,551 boysKYWest Virginia: #230 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,211 boysWVVirginia: #169 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,029 boysVAMaryland: #230 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,111 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDEArizona: #334 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,817 boysAZNew Mexico: #301 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,896 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedKSArkansas: #234 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,631 boysARTennessee: #225 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,761 boysTNNorth Carolina: #158 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 953 boysNCSouth Carolina: #150 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 756 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #248 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,067 boysDCOklahoma: #224 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,570 boysOKLouisiana: #247 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,617 boysLAMississippi: #216 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,278 boysMSAlabama: #243 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,732 boysALGeorgia: #211 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,303 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedHITexas: #303 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,989 boysTXFlorida: #227 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,464 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#150 · 1 in 756
  2. North Carolina#158 · 1 in 953
  3. Virginia#169 · 1 in 1,029
  4. North Dakota#190 · 1 in 1,142
  5. Kentucky#201 · 1 in 1,551

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#150361 in 756
North Carolina#158541 in 953
Virginia#169421 in 1,029
North Dakota#19061 in 1,142
Kentucky#201221 in 1,551
Georgia#211361 in 1,303
Mississippi#216211 in 1,278
Utah#22181 in 1,509
Oklahoma#224151 in 1,570
Tennessee#225221 in 1,761
Florida#227371 in 1,464
Maryland#230151 in 2,111
West Virginia#23081 in 2,211
Arkansas#234121 in 1,631
Missouri#234221 in 2,113
Alabama#243211 in 1,732
Louisiana#247251 in 1,617
District of Columbia#24871 in 2,067
Pennsylvania#252341 in 3,263
Michigan#263291 in 3,047
Nebraska#26361 in 2,693
Colorado#268101 in 2,157
Indiana#275171 in 3,075
Iowa#27591 in 3,231
Minnesota#28791 in 4,501
Illinois#292341 in 3,242
Wisconsin#29391 in 5,056
New York#295521 in 3,362
Ohio#297251 in 4,219
California#298671 in 2,791
New Mexico#30171 in 1,896
Texas#303601 in 1,989
Oregon#31051 in 3,441
Massachusetts#31171 in 7,961
New Jersey#313141 in 4,394
Arizona#33461 in 2,817
Washington#40451 in 6,110
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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 1962

girls
#2,741
20 births · 1 in 98,330 girls
boys
#263
838 births · 1 in 2,469 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #2,741Marshall20

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #263Marshall838
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 98,330 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 63.9% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #2,668Verdell21
  2. #2,668Wendell21
  3. #2,668Wesley21
  4. #2,741Marshall20
  5. #2,741Carletha20
  6. #2,741Carlos20
  7. #2,741Carmelia20
  8. #2,814Aleshia19
  9. #2,814Allene19
  10. #2,814Almeta19

Tied with 72 names at #2,741; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 2,469 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 94.3% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #260Harvey858
  2. #261Matt857
  3. #262Clifton855
  4. #263Marshall838
  5. #264Lynn833
  6. #265Pat830
  7. #266Jamie820
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962 →