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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #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 1963

  • 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: #293 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,887 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: #301 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,838 boysMNIllinois: #292 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 3,171 boysILWisconsin: #306 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,495 boysWIMichigan: #244 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,688 boysMINew York: #340 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 4,475 boysNYMassachusetts: #221 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,654 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedRIOregon: #238 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,032 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: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedIAIndiana: #336 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,663 boysINOhio: #296 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,130 boysOHPennsylvania: #277 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 4,040 boysPANew Jersey: #380 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,868 boysNJConnecticut: #309 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,214 boysCTCalifornia: #337 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 3,238 boysCAUtah: #259 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,890 boysUTColorado: #338 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,488 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNEMissouri: #260 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,622 boysMOKentucky: #207 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,575 boysKYWest Virginia: #130 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 850 boysWVVirginia: #174 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,135 boysVAMaryland: #250 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,519 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDEArizona: #215 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,186 boysAZNew Mexico: #282 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,740 boysNMKansas: #244 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,871 boysKSArkansas: #276 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,161 boysARTennessee: #193 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,362 boysTNNorth Carolina: #190 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,173 boysNCSouth Carolina: #161 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 816 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #252 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,096 boysDCOklahoma: #355 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,755 boysOKLouisiana: #253 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,723 boysLAMississippi: #236 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,519 boysMSAlabama: #270 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,061 boysALGeorgia: #229 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,516 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedHITexas: #281 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,696 boysTXFlorida: #257 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,980 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#130 · 1 in 850
  2. South Carolina#161 · 1 in 816
  3. Virginia#174 · 1 in 1,135
  4. North Carolina#190 · 1 in 1,173
  5. Tennessee#193 · 1 in 1,362

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#130201 in 850
South Carolina#161331 in 816
Virginia#174381 in 1,135
North Carolina#190431 in 1,173
Tennessee#193281 in 1,362
Kentucky#207211 in 1,575
Arizona#215141 in 1,186
Massachusetts#221151 in 3,654
Georgia#229311 in 1,516
Mississippi#236171 in 1,519
Oregon#23881 in 2,032
Kansas#244111 in 1,871
Michigan#244321 in 2,688
Maryland#250131 in 2,519
District of Columbia#25271 in 2,096
Louisiana#253231 in 1,723
Florida#257271 in 1,980
Utah#25961 in 1,890
Missouri#260171 in 2,622
Alabama#270171 in 2,061
Arkansas#27691 in 2,161
Pennsylvania#277271 in 4,040
Texas#281681 in 1,696
New Mexico#28271 in 1,740
Illinois#292341 in 3,171
Washington#293101 in 2,887
Ohio#296251 in 4,130
Minnesota#30181 in 4,838
Wisconsin#30681 in 5,495
Connecticut#30951 in 5,214
Indiana#336111 in 4,663
California#337581 in 3,238
Colorado#33861 in 3,488
New York#340391 in 4,475
Oklahoma#35561 in 3,755
New Jersey#38091 in 6,868
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Hawaii———
Idaho———
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Maine———
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New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
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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 1963

girls
#2,211
29 births · 1 in 66,466 girls
boys
#276
780 births · 1 in 2,604 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #2,211Marshall29

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #276Marshall780
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 66,466 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 71.1% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #2,172Tonita30
  2. #2,172Towana30
  3. #2,172Wende30
  4. #2,211Marshall29
  5. #2,211Adria29
  6. #2,211Arthur29
  7. #2,211Camie29
  8. #2,252Alita28
  9. #2,252Angelene28
  10. #2,252Apryl28

Tied with 40 names at #2,211; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 2,604 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 94.0% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #273Clifton792
  2. #274Bret787
  3. #275Angelo784
  4. #276Marshall780
  5. #276Grant780
  6. #278Francisco775
  7. #279Cary764
  8. #280Carlton762

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

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →