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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201990peak #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 1990

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedAKMaine: #153 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,077 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #170 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,566 boysNHWashington: #167 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,054 boysWAIdaho: #224 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,368 boysIDMontana: #178 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 939 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #230 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,266 boysMNIllinois: #330 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,624 boysILWisconsin: #367 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,161 boysWIMichigan: #306 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,840 boysMINew York: #654 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 8,167 boysNYMassachusetts: #416 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,288 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedRIOregon: #221 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,555 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: #203 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,544 boysIAIndiana: #285 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,701 boysINOhio: #357 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,200 boysOHPennsylvania: #243 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,351 boysPANew Jersey: #594 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,824 boysNJConnecticut: #390 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,514 boysCTCalifornia: #363 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 3,088 boysCAUtah: #202 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,190 boysUTColorado: #233 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,629 boysCONebraska: #244 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,183 boysNEMissouri: #295 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,712 boysMOKentucky: #181 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,459 boysKYWest Virginia: #181 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,502 boysWVVirginia: #182 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,239 boysVAMaryland: #190 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,327 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDEArizona: #234 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,399 boysAZNew Mexico: #319 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,903 boysNMKansas: #168 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 995 boysKSArkansas: #255 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,721 boysARTennessee: #224 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,620 boysTNNorth Carolina: #172 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,105 boysNCSouth Carolina: #151 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 809 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #168 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 978 boysOKLouisiana: #272 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,645 boysLAMississippi: #193 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,009 boysMSAlabama: #255 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,808 boysALGeorgia: #240 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,520 boysGAHawaii: #170 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 801 boysHITexas: #243 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 1,356 boysTXFlorida: #332 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 2,479 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#151 · 1 in 809
  2. Maine#153 · 1 in 1,077
  3. Washington#167 · 1 in 1,054
  4. Oklahoma#168 · 1 in 978
  5. Kansas#168 · 1 in 995

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#151301 in 809
Maine#15371 in 1,077
Washington#167341 in 1,054
Kansas#168171 in 995
Oklahoma#168211 in 978
Hawaii#17091 in 801
New Hampshire#17051 in 1,566
North Carolina#172431 in 1,105
Montana#17851 in 939
Kentucky#181171 in 1,459
West Virginia#18171 in 1,502
Virginia#182351 in 1,239
Maryland#190251 in 1,327
Mississippi#193171 in 1,009
Utah#202141 in 1,190
Iowa#203121 in 1,544
Oregon#221131 in 1,555
Idaho#22451 in 1,368
Tennessee#224221 in 1,620
Minnesota#230141 in 2,266
Colorado#233151 in 1,629
Arizona#234221 in 1,399
Georgia#240331 in 1,520
Pennsylvania#243351 in 2,351
Texas#2431131 in 1,356
Nebraska#24451 in 2,183
Alabama#255151 in 1,808
Arkansas#25591 in 1,721
Louisiana#272191 in 1,645
Indiana#285151 in 2,701
Missouri#295141 in 2,712
Michigan#306251 in 2,840
New Mexico#31961 in 1,903
Illinois#330341 in 2,624
Florida#332371 in 2,479
Ohio#357191 in 4,200
California#363941 in 3,088
Wisconsin#36781 in 4,161
Connecticut#39051 in 4,514
Massachusetts#41671 in 6,288
New Jersey#59471 in 7,824
New York#654171 in 8,167
Alaska———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Nevada———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
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 1990

girls
#7,303
11 births · 1 in 172,595 girls
boys
#281
927 births · 1 in 2,216 boys

Top girls' names in 1990

  1. #1Jessica46,486
  2. #2Ashley45,561
  3. #3Brittany36,536
  4. #4Amanda34,413
  5. #5Samantha25,868
  6. #6Sarah25,824
  7. #7Stephanie24,864
  8. #8Jennifer22,236
  9. #9Elizabeth20,750
  10. #10Lauren20,506
  11. #7,303Marshall11

Top boys' names in 1990

  1. #1Michael65,321
  2. #2Christopher52,362
  3. #3Matthew44,826
  4. #4Joshua43,237
  5. #5Daniel33,830
  6. #6David33,748
  7. #7Andrew33,673
  8. #8James32,359
  9. #9Justin30,649
  10. #10Joseph30,137
  11. #281Marshall927
More about 1990

girls

1,898,547 girls got a published name in 1990; 1 in 172,595 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 52.1% of the 15,234 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #6,867Yoko12
  2. #6,867Zia12
  3. #6,867Zoie12
  4. #7,303Marshall11
  5. #7,303Abeer11
  6. #7,303Adasha11
  7. #7,303Adelita11
  8. #7,880Aarin10
  9. #7,880Abbigayle10
  10. #7,880Abegail10

Tied with 576 names at #7,303; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,592Alannah#6,531 → #939
  2. ↑ 1,178Symone#1,998 → #820
  3. ↑ 869Shelbi#1,750 → #881
  4. ↑ 831Latifah#1,532 → #701
  5. ↑ 828Skyler#1,564 → #736
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,554Elizabet#524 → #3,078
  2. ↓ 1,572Katherin#717 → #2,289
  3. ↓ 652Stephani#390 → #1,042
  4. ↓ 504Ashanti#893 → #1,397
  5. ↓ 416Audrianna#759 → #1,175

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

boys

2,054,038 boys got a published name in 1990; 1 in 2,216 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 97.0% of the 9,493 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 19.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #278Morgan936
  2. #279Nelson931
  3. #280Harrison929
  4. #281Marshall927
  5. #282Terrell925
  6. #283Ernest920
  7. #284Francis919
Biggest movers since 1989
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,636Tevin#4,017 → #381
  2. ↑ 3,283Keenen#4,271 → #988
  3. ↑ 1,325Male#2,027 → #702
  4. ↑ 1,032Denzel#1,476 → #444
  5. ↑ 598Kevon#1,476 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,130Kiara#956 → #2,086
  2. ↓ 916Rachel#993 → #1,909
  3. ↓ 855Nicole#985 → #1,840
  4. ↓ 746Tiffany#956 → #1,702
  5. ↓ 681Sarah#819 → #1,500

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

See the top 100 for 1990 →