Boys' name · since 1914
Marsden
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 297 babies named Marsden, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,650 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,728 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 297
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
297 babies have been named Marsden since 1914, making it today's #7728 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marsden has been recorded 297 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #7728 nationally and more common than 45% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #10,650 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,728 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 297 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marsden ranks #10,650 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,728 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 297 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,650 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,728 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 297
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marsden's 297 recorded births place it above 76.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Marsden compares
297 45th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marsden's all-time total is 20% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marsden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 297 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marsden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marsden's SSA record in two at 1947 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marsden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Marsden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (69 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Marsden's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Marsden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
33 births
- 1920s
1920s
46 births
- 1930s
1930s
33 births
- 1940s
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 69 births (23% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marsden's data
- Marsden's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (69 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marsden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Marsden 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 August 2026.