US rank #6916 Boys' name Peak 1998 627 births

Marshon — #6916 US boys' name

627 babies named Marshon in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s491980s541990s1622000s1442010s1662020s52
#6916
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Marshon was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

26 babies were named Marshon in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marshon

The Social Security Administration has registered 627 babies named Marshon between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marshon currently holds the #6916 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marshon performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 166 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marshon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 81 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marshon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marshon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 627 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marshon at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

627

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

1998

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,916

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marshon popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
26
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
051015202530 202420182012200620001994198519771973 6

Marshon popularity over time — girls

15 total births recorded since 1970 (Marshon as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 15 births
5 199019711970 5

Marshon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
166 births that decade — 26% of Marshon's all-time total
1970s491980s541990s1622000s1442010s1662020s52

Marshon by state

Where Marshon concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marshon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
81 12.9%
Illinois share of Marshon's total US births 12.9%

81 of 627 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marshon?
627 babies have been named Marshon since 1973. It currently ranks #6916 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 26 births.
When was Marshon most popular?
Marshon was most popular in the 2010s decade with 166 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Marshon most popular?
The top states for the name Marshon are Illinois (81 births).
How long has the name Marshon been used?
Marshon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marshon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.