Boys' name · peaked in 1908
Marshall name popularity since 1925
85,844 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Marshall (1.3% girls, 98.7% boys). Half of them were born in 1973 or earlier, so the typical Marshall is about 53 years old in 2026. Marshall peaked in 1908 as the #148 name for boys, and it ranked #340 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 85,844
- Named Marshall, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1908
- #148 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #340
- for boys in 2025 (977 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.7% boys
- 1,074 girls · 84,770 boys
- Most popular in
- South Carolina
- 2.14× its national share
Peak year is the year Marshall made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Marshall births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1947. Measured as a share of all babies, Marshall peaked earlier, in 1908.
- Fastest rise: Between 2009 and 2014, Marshall became 1.5× more common, from 1 in 2,700 baby boys to 1 in 1,770.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Marshall's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Marshall.
Decade by decade
Babies named Marshall in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 57 | 3,803 | – |
| 1930s | 70 | 7,174 | #193 |
| 1940s | 127 | 10,241 | #170 |
| 1950s | 182 | 10,688 | #215 |
| 1960s | 204 | 7,781 | #265 |
| 1970s | 157 | 6,771 | #302 |
| 1980s | 124 | 7,968 | #285 |
| 1990s | 99 | 8,269 | #318 |
| 2000s | 7 | 7,390 | #419 |
| 2010s | 22 | 9,502 | #319 |
| 2020–25 | 25 | 5,183 | #340 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
23.2% of babies named Marshall from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Marshall is most popular
The index compares Marshall's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Marshall.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 2.14× | 2,484 |
| North Carolina | 1.92× | 4,509 |
| West Virginia | 1.84× | 1,336 |
| Mississippi | 1.80× | 1,799 |
| Virginia | 1.76× | 3,283 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Marshall and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall (this page) | 84,770 | 1908 |
| Marshal | 4,844 | 1894 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Marshall's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Marshall.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Marshall (1908).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data