Boys' name · since 1986
Marsalis
Marsalis has 262 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 262
- total births
- 1986–2015
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
Marsalis sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 262 recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marsalis has been recorded 262 times among boys since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2015.
- 262 total births
- 1986–2015 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 59% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Marsalis's 262 recorded births place it above 75% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marsalis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marsalis's full recorded timeline at 1996, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marsalis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2015
- Peak year (1989)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Marsalis by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Marsalis's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Marsalis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 155 births (59% of all-time use).
Marsalis by state
Where Marsalis concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 4.6% |
12 of 262 births nationwide.
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- Marsalis's decade-level peak was the 1990s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marsaliss (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Marsalis: Baby Name Since 1986 - 262 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marsalis. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marsalis draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.