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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedAKMaine: #222 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,187 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNHWashington: #402 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,193 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedIDMontana: #220 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,520 boysMTNorth Dakota: #209 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,476 boysNDMinnesota: #239 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,538 boysMNIllinois: #260 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 2,693 boysILWisconsin: #259 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,698 boysWIMichigan: #229 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 2,303 boysMINew York: #314 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 3,901 boysNYMassachusetts: #205 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,364 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: #270 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,473 boysIAIndiana: #315 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,174 boysINOhio: #303 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,489 boysOHPennsylvania: #275 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 3,995 boysPANew Jersey: #458 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 10,355 boysNJConnecticut: #213 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,431 boysCTCalifornia: #339 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 3,507 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedUTColorado: #252 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,133 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedNEMissouri: #258 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,445 boysMOKentucky: #204 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,612 boysKYWest Virginia: #198 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,580 boysWVVirginia: #162 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 918 boysVAMaryland: #230 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,186 boysMDDelaware: #138 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 849 boysDEArizona: #368 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,396 boysAZNew Mexico: #271 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,715 boysNMKansas: #276 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,865 boysKSArkansas: #310 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,756 boysARTennessee: #190 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,273 boysTNNorth Carolina: #132 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 686 boysNCSouth Carolina: #161 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 860 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #257 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,482 boysDCOklahoma: #240 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,828 boysOKLouisiana: #236 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,507 boysLAMississippi: #192 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,120 boysMSAlabama: #206 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,304 boysALGeorgia: #214 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,378 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marshall, so not publishedHITexas: #284 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,804 boysTXFlorida: #270 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 2,030 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Carolina#132 · 1 in 686
  2. Delaware#138 · 1 in 849
  3. South Carolina#161 · 1 in 860
  4. Virginia#162 · 1 in 918
  5. Tennessee#190 · 1 in 1,273

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#132761 in 686
Delaware#13861 in 849
South Carolina#161331 in 860
Virginia#162461 in 918
Tennessee#190311 in 1,273
Mississippi#192241 in 1,120
West Virginia#198121 in 1,580
Kentucky#204221 in 1,612
Massachusetts#205171 in 3,364
Alabama#206291 in 1,304
North Dakota#20951 in 1,476
Connecticut#213111 in 2,431
Georgia#214351 in 1,378
Montana#22051 in 1,520
Maine#22251 in 2,187
Michigan#229411 in 2,303
Maryland#230151 in 2,186
Louisiana#236281 in 1,507
Minnesota#239121 in 3,538
Oklahoma#240131 in 1,828
Colorado#252101 in 2,133
District of Columbia#25761 in 2,482
Missouri#258201 in 2,445
Wisconsin#259131 in 3,698
Illinois#260431 in 2,693
Florida#270271 in 2,030
Iowa#27091 in 3,473
New Mexico#27181 in 1,715
Pennsylvania#275301 in 3,995
Kansas#27681 in 2,865
Texas#284681 in 1,804
Ohio#303251 in 4,489
Arkansas#31071 in 2,756
New York#314461 in 3,901
Indiana#315131 in 4,174
California#339531 in 3,507
Arizona#36851 in 3,396
Washington#40251 in 6,193
New Jersey#45861 in 10,355
Alaska
Hawaii
Idaho
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
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 1960

girls
#3,357
14 births · 1 in 144,424 girls
boys
#268
892 births · 1 in 2,390 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #3,357Marshall14

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #268Marshall892
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 144,424 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 54.2% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #3,212Vincent15
  2. #3,212Virgina15
  3. #3,212Willow15
  4. #3,357Marshall14
  5. #3,357Aleatha14
  6. #3,357Allegra14
  7. #3,357Angelene14
  8. #3,512Adel13
  9. #3,512Alaina13
  10. #3,512Aleen13

Tied with 154 names at #3,357; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. 1,798Lisha#2,395#597
  2. 1,223Elana#2,108#885
  3. 667Leisha#1,537#870
  4. 513Misty#1,214#701
  5. 462Loriann#1,396#934
Fallers
  1. 421Taryn#771#1,192
  2. 335Cheryll#993#1,328
  3. 305Marilynn#724#1,029
  4. 304Drema#997#1,301
  5. 258Merrie#978#1,236

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

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 2,390 of them was named Marshall, which outranked 94.2% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marshall
  1. #265Clay904
  2. #266Hugh903
  3. #267Bart896
  4. #268Marshall892
  5. #269Matt878
  6. #270Clifton873
  7. #271Hector871
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. 3,061Stephon#3,988#927
  2. 1,039Kennedy#1,759#720
  3. 489Darryle#1,416#927
  4. 379Garret#1,360#981
  5. 373Darryll#1,324#951
Fallers
  1. 333Grayling#987#1,320
  2. 327Lucious#946#1,273
  3. 274Brion#919#1,193
  4. 261Gail#747#1,008
  5. 254Delton#939#1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1960