Boy or Girl

Is Marshall a boy or girl name?

Marshall is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 830 boys were named Marshall, so 0.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.2% of the 97,616 US babies named Marshall were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#391
Girl rank, 2024
#16,768
Babies named Marshall since 1880
97,616
Most popular year
1947
1,283 babies
Babies named Marshall each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Marshall from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05001,0001,5002,00018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Marshall, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s80400%
1890s91600%
1900s1,13500%
1910s5,585420.7%
1920s8,040981.2%
1930s7,174701%
1940s10,2411271.2%
1950s10,6881821.7%
1960s7,7812042.6%
1970s6,7711572.3%
1980s7,9691241.5%
1990s8,271991.2%
2000s7,38870.1%
2010s9,498220.2%
2020s4,198250.6%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
2024830#3915#16,768
2023819#3880–
2022840#38410#10,142
2021858#3795#16,828
2020851#3665#16,660
2019873#3660–
2018943#3500–
2017938#3576#15,275
20161,010#3455#17,914
20151,102#3190–
20141,086#3195#18,271
2013994#3286#15,853
2012888#3470–
2011894#3380–
2010770#3740–
2009735#4020–
2008772#3910–
2007712#4090–
2006690#4170–
2005640#4190–
2004741#3767#13,692
2003799#3480–
2002717#3670–
2001786#3470–
2000796#3440–
1999738#3530–
1998740#3535#15,673
1997738#3495#15,243
1996855#31011#7,926
1995825#31710#8,501
1994833#31513#6,936
1993883#30814#6,490
1992881#3047#11,237
1991850#30123#4,431
1990928#28111#7,659
1989847#28911#7,273
1988842#27517#4,981
1987727#29611#6,602
1986744#2838#8,203
1985717#2856#10,144
1984792#2659#7,175
1983834#2519#7,073
1982817#26413#5,412
1981824#26119#4,103
1980825#26321#3,795
1979758#27313#5,294
1978718#27218#4,014
1977686#28317#4,164
1976651#28815#4,269
1975621#30219#3,589
1974648#28913#4,616
1973619#29418#3,581
1972645#28717#3,658
1971675#29510#5,355
1970750#28317#3,664
1969722#27624#2,746
1968706#27813#3,918
1967675#27719#2,932
1966660#29115#3,351
1965779#26524#2,510
1964831#26720#2,881
1963779#27729#2,235
1962839#26320#2,784
1961899#26126#2,395
1960891#26814#3,466
1959945#26017#2,946
19581,038#24122#2,488
19571,097#22814#3,245
19561,114#21917#2,899
19551,106#21526#2,142
19541,102#21020#2,491
19531,037#21112#3,397
19521,087#20214#3,008
19511,080#19718#2,446
19501,082#19422#2,098
19491,111#18713#2,949
19481,158#18116#2,564
19471,269#17414#2,850
19461,077#17510#3,363
1945969#17015#2,304
19441,007#16913#2,584
19431,020#1728#3,706
1942952#17316#2,276
1941869#17513#2,494
1940809#1819#3,126
1939782#18213#2,373
1938819#1808#3,361
1937804#1779#3,084
1936711#18412#2,472
1935661#1930–
1934676#1880–
1933674#1826#4,053
1932639#2008#3,472
1931667#19614#2,268
1930741#1880–
1929694#19710#3,067
1928727#19515#2,346
1927787#1848#3,765
1926765#19015#2,428
1925830#1769#3,558
1924856#1690–
1923781#17813#2,676
1922854#17111#3,085
1921896#16410#3,314
1920850#1627#4,254
1919817#16510#3,142
1918878#1568#3,728
1917777#16110#3,001
1916739#1639#3,172
1915715#1610–
1914533#1670–
1913426#1640–
1912397#1515#3,271
1911178#1770–
1910125#2060–
1909134#1770–
1908160#1480–
1907118#1840–
1906107#1700–
1905119#1660–
1904116#1630–
190394#1740–
190294#1800–
190167#2090–
1900126#1670–
189970#1950–
1898109#1570–
189782#1880–
1896118#1420–
1895100#1570–
189493#1670–
189398#1520–
189293#1720–
189180#1620–
189073#1840–
188977#1740–
188891#1650–
188769#1820–
1886105#1320–
188578#1710–
188488#1590–
188379#1600–
188283#1630–
188156#2030–
188078#1680–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Marshall reached #132 in 1886. As a girl name, it reached #2,098 in 1950. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Marshall

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.