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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #131, 1886boys
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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 1942

  • 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: #102 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 571 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNHWashington: #205 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,752 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: #216 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,675 boysMNIllinois: #184 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,895 boysILWisconsin: #182 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,113 boysWIMichigan: #198 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,316 boysMINew York: #135 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 1,387 boysNYMassachusetts: #163 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,331 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: #236 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,543 boysIAIndiana: #210 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,283 boysINOhio: #204 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 2,439 boysOHPennsylvania: #172 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,273 boysPANew Jersey: #182 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,496 boysNJConnecticut: #118 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,044 boysCTCalifornia: #194 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,554 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedUTColorado: #193 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,330 boysCONebraska: #221 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,144 boysNEMissouri: #194 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,686 boysMOKentucky: #134 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 811 boysKYWest Virginia: #118 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 745 boysWVVirginia: #131 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 738 boysVAMaryland: #147 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,146 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNMKansas: #269 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,057 boysKSArkansas: #241 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,905 boysARTennessee: #121 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 726 boysTNNorth Carolina: #122 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 706 boysNCSouth Carolina: #128 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 767 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #118 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 764 boysDCOklahoma: #178 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,193 boysOKLouisiana: #163 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 935 boysLAMississippi: #181 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,248 boysMSAlabama: #130 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 797 boysALGeorgia: #162 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,070 boysGAHawaii: #116 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 697 boysHITexas: #206 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 1,174 boysTXFlorida: #158 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 930 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#102 · 1 in 571
  2. Hawaii#116 · 1 in 697
  3. West Virginia#118 · 1 in 745
  4. District of Columbia#118 · 1 in 764
  5. Connecticut#118 · 1 in 1,044

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#10251 in 571
Hawaii#11661 in 697
Connecticut#118161 in 1,044
District of Columbia#118121 in 764
West Virginia#118281 in 745
Tennessee#121441 in 726
North Carolina#122591 in 706
South Carolina#128311 in 767
Alabama#130411 in 797
Virginia#131401 in 738
Kentucky#134371 in 811
New York#135851 in 1,387
Maryland#147161 in 1,146
Florida#158201 in 930
Georgia#162331 in 1,070
Louisiana#163281 in 935
Massachusetts#163171 in 2,331
Pennsylvania#172411 in 2,273
Oklahoma#178181 in 1,193
Mississippi#181191 in 1,248
New Jersey#182151 in 2,496
Wisconsin#182141 in 2,113
Illinois#184391 in 1,895
Colorado#19381 in 1,330
California#194471 in 1,554
Missouri#194201 in 1,686
Michigan#198251 in 2,316
Ohio#204281 in 2,439
Washington#205101 in 1,752
Texas#206601 in 1,174
Indiana#210151 in 2,283
Minnesota#216101 in 2,675
Nebraska#22151 in 2,144
Iowa#23691 in 2,543
Arkansas#241111 in 1,905
Kansas#26951 in 3,057
Alaska
Arizona
Delaware
Idaho
Maine
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
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 1942

girls
#2,214
16 births · 1 in 84,420 girls
boys
#173
952 births · 1 in 1,451 boys

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #2,214Marshall16

Top boys' names in 1942

  1. #1James77,182
  2. #2Robert71,845
  3. #3John66,043
  4. #4William54,890
  5. #5Richard43,593
  6. #6David35,905
  7. #7Charles35,854
  8. #8Thomas31,100
  9. #9Ronald27,138
  10. #10Donald23,955
  11. #173Marshall952
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 84,420 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 58.8% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #2,117Wendie17
  2. #2,117Wynelle17
  3. #2,117Zettie17
  4. #2,214Marshall16
  5. #2,214Adria16
  6. #2,214Alean16
  7. #2,214Aletta16
  8. #2,311Aggie15
  9. #2,311Aleda15
  10. #2,311Annamay15

Tied with 96 names at #2,214; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. 3,567Michal#4,420#853
  2. 1,885Merrily#2,397#512
  3. 1,081Merrilee#1,954#873
  4. 783Jerrilyn#1,610#827
  5. 760Candace#1,418#658
Fallers
  1. 354Rebekah#924#1,278
  2. 350Leatha#830#1,180
  3. 307Nella#993#1,300
  4. 272Arla#934#1,206
  5. 262Vivien#735#997

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

boys

1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 1,451 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 95.7% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #170Max971
  2. #171Stuart963
  3. #172Oscar958
  4. #173Marshall952
  5. #174Morris909
  6. #175Craig892
  7. #176Lyle890
Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. 2,993Macarthur#3,505#512
  2. 1,546Mcarthur#1,903#357
  3. 655Collin#1,588#933
  4. 514Delmas#1,254#740
  5. 390Colin#713#323
Fallers
  1. 525Otho#971#1,496
  2. 440Florian#918#1,358
  3. 421Martha#960#1,381
  4. 407Watson#951#1,358
  5. 371Gaylen#987#1,358

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

See the top 100 for 1942