Boys' name · since 1880
Marshall
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 97,447 babies named Marshall, peaking in 1947. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #320 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #340 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 97,447
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marshall is the #340 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 97,447 recorded since 1880.
Marshall has 97,447 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #340 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #320 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #340 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 97,447 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marshall ranks #320 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #340 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 97,447 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #320 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #340 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 97,447
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marshall's 97,447 recorded births place it above 99.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Marshall compares
97,447 Top 3% higher than 97% of 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
Marshall's all-time total is 264x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marshall | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 97,447 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,269 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marshall's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marshall splits its recorded history at 1953: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1881 (56 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 1,269 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marshall popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1947)
- 1,269
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Marshall popularity over time - girls
1,157 total births recorded since 1912 (Marshall as girls' name)
Marshall by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (10,688 births, 11% of the file).
1950s was Marshall's strongest decade.
10,688 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 11% of all-time use.
Marshall births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 804
1880s
804 births
- 1890s 916
1890s
916 births
- 1900s 1,135
1900s
1,135 births
- 1910s
1910s
5,585 births
- 1920s
1920s
8,040 births
- 1930s
1930s
7,174 births
- 1940s
1940s
10,241 births
- 1950s
1950s
10,688 births
- 1960s
1960s
7,781 births
- 1970s
1970s
6,771 births
- 1980s
1980s
7,968 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,269 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,390 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,502 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,183 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 10,688 births (11% of all-time use).
How Marshall compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Marshall's total volume
Marshall by state
Where Marshall concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 8,145 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5,645 | 5.8% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5,107 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 4,487 | 4.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 4,192 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 3,769 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 3,578 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 3,437 | 3.5% |
8,145 of 97,447 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Marshall appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marshall's data
- Marshall's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (10,688 total births) through the 2020s (5,183) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Marshalls (8,145 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marshall: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Marshall 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.