Meaning not yet researched.
Marshall: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 977 in 2025. Its best rank was #132 in 1886.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #132 in 1886; #340 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Marshall in 2025 was a boy.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#340 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1886, at #132.
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Marshall: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 977 boys in 2025. Peak: #132 in 1886 · most boys in one year: 1,269 (1947).
In 2025, 977 US boys were named Marshall, making it the 340th most common boys’ name of the year, up 51 places from #391 in 2024. That is 143 more than the 834 boys named Marshall in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #132, reached in 1886. The most boys given the name in a single year was 1,269, in 1947. For comparison, it was #319 in 2015 and #194 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Marshall in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 78 babies with the name. In all, 98,604 US babies have been given the name, 1.2% of them girls and 99% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1950s, with 10,870 babies named Marshall.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 8,949 US boys were named Marshall; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 1,011. In 2025 that was about 1 in 1,748 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Marshall ranked highest in Wyoming in 2025, at #112 for boys there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Related spellings in the SSA files include Marshal (5,559 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Marshell, Marshelle and Marshel are summarised on this page.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Marshell (1,561), Marshelle (554), Marshel (533), Marshalle (5).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
No nicknames listed for Marshall in the open dataset we use.
Source: carltonnorthern/nicknames (Apache-2.0).
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 10 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 5 | #112 | — |
| Maine | 9 | #148 | #210 |
| South Carolina | 34 | #170 | #320 |
| West Virginia | 9 | #220 | #221 |
| Montana | 6 | #220 | — |
| Nebraska | 12 | #224 | #212 |
| Indiana | 37 | #227 | #241 |
| Tennessee | 37 | #240 | #205 |
| Iowa | 17 | #240 | #132 |
| Michigan | 42 | #244 | #332 |
| Minnesota | 25 | #247 | #202 |
| Virginia | 35 | #248 | #320 |
| Ohio | 51 | #248 | #205 |
| Mississippi | 13 | #253 | #323 |
| Maryland | 22 | #256 | #302 |
| North Carolina | 47 | #265 | #260 |
| Alabama | 21 | #268 | #308 |
| Louisiana | 19 | #274 | #310 |
| South Dakota | 5 | #288 | #237 |
| Georgia | 43 | #290 | #386 |
| Wisconsin | 19 | #302 | #205 |
| Arkansas | 11 | #324 | #274 |
| Kentucky | 15 | #339 | #332 |
| Illinois | 32 | #341 | #291 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | #342 | #321 |
| Utah | 14 | #342 | #266 |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | #366 | #306 |
| Kansas | 10 | #375 | #207 |
| Oklahoma | 12 | #386 | #366 |
| Oregon | 10 | #389 | #207 |
| Colorado | 16 | #394 | #279 |
| Washington | 19 | #397 | #262 |
| Texas | 88 | #405 | #372 |
| Arizona | 19 | #406 | #513 |
| Missouri | 16 | #411 | #256 |
| Idaho | 6 | #415 | #212 |
| Florida | 42 | #446 | #357 |
| Nevada | 6 | #494 | #431 |
| California | 50 | #596 | #518 |
| New York | 22 | #678 | #518 |
| New Jersey | 7 | #878 | #932 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 977 | #340 |
| 2024 | 5 | #16,829 | 834 | #391 |
| 2023 | — | — | 821 | #388 |
| 2022 | 10 | #10,151 | 840 | #384 |
| 2021 | 5 | #16,839 | 860 | #379 |
| 2020 | 5 | #16,671 | 851 | #367 |
| 2019 | — | — | 873 | #366 |
| 2018 | — | — | 944 | #351 |
| 2017 | 6 | #15,278 | 938 | #357 |
| 2016 | 5 | #17,919 | 1,011 | #345 |
| 2015 | — | — | 1,102 | #319 |
| 2014 | 5 | #18,272 | 1,087 | #319 |
| 2013 | 6 | #15,858 | 995 | #328 |
| 2012 | — | — | 888 | #347 |
| 2011 | — | — | 894 | #338 |
| 2010 | — | — | 770 | #374 |
| 2009 | — | — | 735 | #402 |
| 2008 | — | — | 774 | #391 |
| 2007 | — | — | 712 | #410 |
| 2006 | — | — | 690 | #417 |
| 2005 | — | — | 640 | #419 |
| 2004 | 7 | #13,693 | 741 | #376 |
| 2003 | — | — | 799 | #348 |
| 2002 | — | — | 717 | #367 |
| 2001 | — | — | 786 | #347 |
| 2000 | — | — | 796 | #344 |
| 1999 | — | — | 738 | #353 |
| 1998 | 5 | #15,673 | 740 | #353 |
| 1997 | 5 | #15,244 | 738 | #349 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,926 | 855 | #310 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,501 | 824 | #318 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,936 | 833 | #315 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,490 | 883 | #308 |
| 1992 | 7 | #11,237 | 881 | #304 |
| 1991 | 23 | #4,431 | 850 | #301 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,660 | 927 | #281 |
| 1989 | 11 | #7,273 | 847 | #289 |
| 1988 | 17 | #4,980 | 841 | #275 |
| 1987 | 11 | #6,602 | 727 | #296 |
| 1986 | 8 | #8,203 | 744 | #283 |
| 1985 | 6 | #10,144 | 717 | #285 |
| 1984 | 9 | #7,176 | 792 | #265 |
| 1983 | 9 | #7,074 | 834 | #250 |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,411 | 817 | #264 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,104 | 824 | #262 |
| 1980 | 21 | #3,795 | 825 | #263 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,294 | 758 | #273 |
| 1978 | 18 | #4,014 | 718 | #272 |
| 1977 | 17 | #4,165 | 686 | #283 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,271 | 651 | #288 |
| 1975 | 19 | #3,589 | 621 | #302 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,616 | 648 | #289 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,581 | 619 | #294 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,657 | 645 | #287 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,355 | 675 | #295 |
| 1970 | 17 | #3,664 | 750 | #282 |
| 1969 | 24 | #2,746 | 723 | #276 |
| 1968 | 13 | #3,917 | 705 | #278 |
| 1967 | 19 | #2,932 | 675 | #277 |
| 1966 | 15 | #3,351 | 660 | #291 |
| 1965 | 24 | #2,509 | 779 | #265 |
| 1964 | 20 | #2,880 | 831 | #267 |
| 1963 | 29 | #2,235 | 780 | #277 |
| 1962 | 20 | #2,784 | 838 | #263 |
| 1961 | 26 | #2,395 | 898 | #263 |
| 1960 | 14 | #3,467 | 892 | #268 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,946 | 945 | #260 |
| 1958 | 22 | #2,488 | 1,039 | #241 |
| 1957 | 14 | #3,245 | 1,096 | #228 |
| 1956 | 17 | #2,899 | 1,114 | #219 |
| 1955 | 26 | #2,142 | 1,106 | #215 |
| 1954 | 20 | #2,492 | 1,102 | #210 |
| 1953 | 12 | #3,397 | 1,037 | #211 |
| 1952 | 14 | #3,008 | 1,087 | #202 |
| 1951 | 18 | #2,446 | 1,080 | #197 |
| 1950 | 22 | #2,098 | 1,082 | #194 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,949 | 1,111 | #187 |
| 1948 | 16 | #2,564 | 1,158 | #181 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,850 | 1,269 | #174 |
| 1946 | 10 | #3,363 | 1,077 | #175 |
| 1945 | 15 | #2,304 | 969 | #170 |
| 1944 | 13 | #2,584 | 1,007 | #169 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,706 | 1,020 | #172 |
| 1942 | 16 | #2,276 | 952 | #173 |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,493 | 869 | #175 |
| 1940 | 9 | #3,126 | 809 | #181 |
| 1939 | 13 | #2,373 | 782 | #182 |
| 1938 | 8 | #3,361 | 819 | #180 |
| 1937 | 9 | #3,084 | 805 | #177 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,472 | 710 | #184 |
| 1935 | — | — | 661 | #193 |
| 1934 | — | — | 676 | #188 |
| 1933 | 6 | #4,053 | 674 | #182 |
| 1932 | 8 | #3,472 | 639 | #200 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,268 | 667 | #196 |
| 1930 | — | — | 741 | #188 |
| 1929 | 10 | #3,067 | 694 | #197 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,346 | 727 | #195 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,765 | 787 | #184 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,428 | 765 | #190 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,558 | 830 | #176 |
| 1924 | — | — | 856 | #169 |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,676 | 781 | #178 |
| 1922 | 11 | #3,085 | 854 | #171 |
| 1921 | 10 | #3,314 | 896 | #164 |
| 1920 | 7 | #4,254 | 850 | #162 |
| 1919 | 10 | #3,142 | 817 | #165 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,728 | 878 | #156 |
| 1917 | 10 | #3,001 | 777 | #161 |
| 1916 | 9 | #3,172 | 739 | #163 |
| 1915 | — | — | 715 | #161 |
| 1914 | — | — | 533 | #167 |
| 1913 | — | — | 426 | #164 |
| 1912 | 5 | #3,271 | 397 | #151 |
| 1911 | — | — | 178 | #177 |
| 1910 | — | — | 125 | #206 |
| 1909 | — | — | 134 | #177 |
| 1908 | — | — | 160 | #148 |
| 1907 | — | — | 118 | #184 |
| 1906 | — | — | 107 | #170 |
| 1905 | — | — | 119 | #166 |
| 1904 | — | — | 116 | #163 |
| 1903 | — | — | 94 | #174 |
| 1902 | — | — | 94 | #180 |
| 1901 | — | — | 67 | #209 |
| 1900 | — | — | 126 | #167 |
| 1899 | — | — | 70 | #195 |
| 1898 | — | — | 109 | #157 |
| 1897 | — | — | 82 | #188 |
| 1896 | — | — | 118 | #142 |
| 1895 | — | — | 100 | #157 |
| 1894 | — | — | 93 | #167 |
| 1893 | — | — | 98 | #152 |
| 1892 | — | — | 93 | #172 |
| 1891 | — | — | 80 | #162 |
| 1890 | — | — | 73 | #184 |
| 1889 | — | — | 77 | #174 |
| 1888 | — | — | 91 | #165 |
| 1887 | — | — | 69 | #182 |
| 1886 | — | — | 105 | #132 |
| 1885 | — | — | 78 | #171 |
| 1884 | — | — | 88 | #159 |
| 1883 | — | — | 79 | #160 |
| 1882 | — | — | 83 | #163 |
| 1881 | — | — | 56 | #203 |
| 1880 | — | — | 78 | #168 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).