Recorded 1978–2021 Boys' name Peak 1999 230 births

Marshun — boys' name

230 babies named Marshun in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s281990s532000s772010s542020s13

The verdict

230 boys have been named Marshun since 1978, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2021.

230
total births
1978–2021
years on record
2000s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Marshun was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

11 babies were named Marshun in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marshun

The Social Security Administration has registered 230 babies named Marshun between 1978 and 2021, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marshun currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marshun performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marshun shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marshun in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marshun 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 230 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.

Marshun at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

230

Since 1978

44 years of records

Peak year

1999

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1978

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2021

Marshun popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1978

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1999)
11
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4681012 20212014200920041999199219811978 5

Marshun by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
77 births that decade — 33% of Marshun's all-time total
1970s51980s281990s532000s772010s542020s13

Marshun by state

Where Marshun concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marshun
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
6 2.6%
Tennessee share of Marshun's total US births 2.6%

6 of 230 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marshun?
230 babies have been named Marshun since 1978. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1999 with 11 births.
When was Marshun most popular?
Marshun was most popular in the 2000s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Marshun most popular?
The top states for the name Marshun are Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Marshun been used?
Marshun has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 44 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Marshun?
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.

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, 1978–2021 (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.