Boys' name · since 1972
Marshawn
2,674 babies named Marshawn in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,747 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,695 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,674
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marshawn currently ranks #2695 among boys' names in America, with 2,674 babies recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Marshawn recorded 2,674 times among boys since 1972, holding rank #2695 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #2,747 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,695 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,674 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marshawn ranks #2,747 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,695 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,674 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,747 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,695 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,674
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marshawn's 2,674 recorded births place it above 93.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Marshawn compares
2,674 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Marshawn's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marshawn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,674 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 130 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marshawn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marshawn's full recorded timeline at 1999, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 130 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marshawn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 130
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Marshawn popularity over time - girls
78 total births recorded since 1969 (Marshawn as girls' name)
Marshawn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (871 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Marshawn's strongest decade.
871 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Marshawn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 90
1970s
90 births
- 1980s 188
1980s
188 births
- 1990s
1990s
481 births
- 2000s
2000s
721 births
- 2010s
2010s
871 births
- 2020s 323
2020s
323 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 871 births (33% of all-time use).
How Marshawn 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 Marshawn's total volume
Marshawn by state
Where Marshawn concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 627 | 23.4% |
| #2 | California | | 301 | 11.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 229 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 125 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 29 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 23 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 23 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 17 | 0.6% |
627 of 2,674 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Marshawn appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marshawn's data
- Marshawn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (871 total births) through the 2020s (323) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Marshawns (627 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 Marshawn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Marshawn 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.