Boys' name · since 1970
Marshaun
940 babies named Marshaun in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,944 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 940
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
940 babies have been named Marshaun since 1970, making it today's #5944 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marshaun has been recorded 940 times among boys since 1970, currently ranked #5944 nationally and more common than 57% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #5,330 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,944 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 940 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marshaun ranks #5,330 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,944 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 940 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,944 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 940
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Marshaun's 940 recorded births place it above 88.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Marshaun compares
940 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Marshaun's all-time total is 155% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marshaun | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 940 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marshaun's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marshaun's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1970, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marshaun popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Marshaun by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (312 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Marshaun's strongest decade.
312 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Marshaun births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 29
1970s
29 births
- 1980s 89
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
312 births
- 2010s
2010s
268 births
- 2020s 89
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 312 births (33% of all-time use).
How Marshaun 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 Marshaun's total volume
Marshaun by state
Where Marshaun concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 183 | 19.5% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 22 | 2.3% |
| #3 | California | | 16 | 1.7% |
183 of 940 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Marshaun's data
- Marshaun's decade-level peak was the 2000s (312 total births); usage has since declined to 89 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Marshauns (183 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marshaun: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Marshaun 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.