Boys' name · since 1973
Marshon
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 637 babies named Marshon, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,831 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,397 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 637
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marshon currently ranks #8397 among boys' names in America, with 637 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Marshon recorded 637 times among boys since 1973, holding rank #8397 nationally today, ahead of 40% 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 1973 to 2025.
- #6,831 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,397 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 637 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marshon ranks #6,831 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,397 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 637 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,831 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,397 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 637
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Marshon's 637 recorded births place it above 84.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Marshon compares
637 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Marshon's all-time total is 73% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marshon | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 637 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marshon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marshon's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marshon popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Marshon popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 1970 (Marshon as girls' name)
Marshon by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (167 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Marshon's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Marshon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
162 births
- 2000s
2000s
144 births
- 2010s
2010s
167 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 167 births (26% of all-time use).
How Marshon 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 Marshon's total volume
Marshon by state
Where Marshon concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 81 | 12.7% |
81 of 637 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marshon's data
- Marshon's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (167 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Marshons (81 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Marshon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Marshon 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.