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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201981peak #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 1981

  • 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: #249 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,269 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: #167 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,642 boysMNIllinois: #253 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,968 boysILWisconsin: #194 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,165 boysWIMichigan: #217 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,050 boysMINew York: #355 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,548 boysNYMassachusetts: #356 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,959 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedRIOregon: #196 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,673 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: #182 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,679 boysIAIndiana: #220 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,228 boysINOhio: #238 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,444 boysOHPennsylvania: #255 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,096 boysPANew Jersey: #501 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,076 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #356 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 3,189 boysCAUtah: #145 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 905 boysUTColorado: #266 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,384 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNEMissouri: #239 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,441 boysMOKentucky: #195 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,591 boysKYWest Virginia: #139 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,077 boysWVVirginia: #157 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,047 boysVAMaryland: #230 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,860 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDEArizona: #242 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,545 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNMKansas: #192 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,514 boysKSArkansas: #202 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,389 boysARTennessee: #181 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,349 boysTNNorth Carolina: #192 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,351 boysNCSouth Carolina: #168 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 960 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #195 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,385 boysOKLouisiana: #238 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,410 boysLAMississippi: #239 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,481 boysMSAlabama: #216 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,549 boysALGeorgia: #304 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,368 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedHITexas: #290 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 2,026 boysTXFlorida: #204 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,311 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#139 · 1 in 1,077
  2. Utah#145 · 1 in 905
  3. Virginia#157 · 1 in 1,047
  4. Minnesota#167 · 1 in 1,642
  5. South Carolina#168 · 1 in 960

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#139121 in 1,077
Utah#145211 in 905
Virginia#157331 in 1,047
Minnesota#167201 in 1,642
South Carolina#168221 in 960
Tennessee#181241 in 1,349
Iowa#182131 in 1,679
Kansas#192121 in 1,514
North Carolina#192281 in 1,351
Wisconsin#194161 in 2,165
Kentucky#195171 in 1,591
Oklahoma#195171 in 1,385
Oregon#196121 in 1,673
Arkansas#202111 in 1,389
Florida#204481 in 1,311
Alabama#216171 in 1,549
Michigan#217321 in 2,050
Indiana#220181 in 2,228
Maryland#230131 in 1,860
Louisiana#238261 in 1,410
Ohio#238331 in 2,444
Mississippi#239131 in 1,481
Missouri#239151 in 2,441
Arizona#242151 in 1,545
Washington#249141 in 2,269
Illinois#253431 in 1,968
Pennsylvania#255251 in 3,096
Colorado#266101 in 2,384
Texas#290681 in 2,026
Georgia#304171 in 2,368
New York#355321 in 3,548
California#356631 in 3,189
Massachusetts#35661 in 5,959
New Jersey#50161 in 7,076
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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 1981

girls
#4,005
19 births · 1 in 87,793 girls
boys
#261
824 births · 1 in 2,174 boys

Top girls' names in 1981

  1. #1Jennifer57,046
  2. #2Jessica42,531
  3. #3Amanda34,372
  4. #4Sarah28,175
  5. #5Melissa28,005
  6. #6Amy20,345
  7. #7Nicole20,310
  8. #8Stephanie20,212
  9. #9Elizabeth20,168
  10. #10Heather17,946
  11. #4,005Marshall19

Top boys' names in 1981

  1. #1Michael68,750
  2. #2Christopher50,221
  3. #3Matthew43,330
  4. #4Jason41,927
  5. #5David40,629
  6. #6Joshua39,024
  7. #7James38,283
  8. #8John34,868
  9. #9Robert34,395
  10. #10Daniel30,985
  11. #261Marshall824
More about 1981

girls

1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 87,793 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 67.2% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #3,859Xochilt20
  2. #3,859Yazmin20
  3. #3,859Zahra20
  4. #4,005Marshall19
  5. #4,005Aarti19
  6. #4,005Adrain19
  7. #4,005Aishia19
  8. #4,162Adelaide18
  9. #4,162Africa18
  10. #4,162Aimie18

Tied with 156 names at #4,005; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,850Tashina#4,743 → #893
  2. ↑ 2,742Krystle#3,215 → #473
  3. ↑ 1,800Tierra#2,342 → #542
  4. ↑ 1,398Martine#2,189 → #791
  5. ↑ 999Nereida#1,981 → #982
Fallers
  1. ↓ 764Kylene#990 → #1,754
  2. ↓ 607Renada#708 → #1,315
  3. ↓ 560Ashanti#822 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 399Renata#336 → #735
  5. ↓ 395Tracee#959 → #1,354

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

boys

1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 2,174 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 96.4% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #258Harry835
  2. #259Chris830
  3. #260Spencer827
  4. #261Marshall824
  5. #261Gilbert824
  6. #263Arturo823
  7. #264Andres820
  8. #265Warren819

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

Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,321Marchello#2,162 → #841
  2. ↑ 1,104Skylar#2,058 → #954
  3. ↑ 816Kellen#1,432 → #616
  4. ↑ 499Marcello#1,291 → #792
  5. ↑ 456Tyrel#1,089 → #633
Fallers
  1. ↓ 306Kenyatta#871 → #1,177
  2. ↓ 284Seneca#718 → #1,002
  3. ↓ 247Kimberly#989 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 216Chadd#927 → #1,143
  5. ↓ 214Levar#911 → #1,125

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

See the top 100 for 1981 →