# Marshall (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/marshall/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɑɹʃəl/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | Marshy |
| Variant spellings | Marshal |
| US babies named this | 98,604 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 97,447 / 1,157 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 3,410, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, from the noun marshal. * As a French surname, variant of Mercier. * As a German surname, variant of Marschall.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14 | 6,490 |
| 1994 | 13 | 6,936 |
| 1995 | 10 | 8,501 |
| 1996 | 11 | 7,926 |
| 1997 | 5 | 15,244 |
| 1998 | 5 | 15,673 |
| 2004 | 7 | 13,693 |
| 2013 | 6 | 15,858 |
| 2014 | 5 | 18,272 |
| 2016 | 5 | 17,919 |
| 2017 | 6 | 15,278 |
| 2020 | 5 | 16,671 |
| 2021 | 5 | 16,839 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10,151 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16,829 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 894 | 338 |
| 2012 | 888 | 347 |
| 2013 | 995 | 328 |
| 2014 | 1,087 | 319 |
| 2015 | 1,102 | 319 |
| 2016 | 1,011 | 345 |
| 2017 | 938 | 357 |
| 2018 | 944 | 351 |
| 2019 | 873 | 366 |
| 2020 | 851 | 367 |
| 2021 | 860 | 379 |
| 2022 | 840 | 384 |
| 2023 | 821 | 388 |
| 2024 | 834 | 391 |
| 2025 | 977 | 340 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 146 | 305 |
| 2012 | 132 | 336 |
| 2013 | 127 | 329 |
| 2014 | 180 | 269 |
| 2015 | 155 | 299 |
| 2016 | 146 | 322 |
| 2017 | 152 | 321 |
| 2018 | 125 | 360 |
| 2019 | 111 | 388 |
| 2020 | 92 | 436 |
| 2021 | 86 | 471 |
| 2022 | 65 | 577 |
| 2023 | 61 | 598 |
| 2024 | 62 | 613 |
| 2025 | 77 | 497 |

## People named Marshall

- Marshall McLuhan, Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar (1911–1980)
- Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American biochemist and geneticist (1927-2010)
- Marshall Allman, American actor
- Marshall Sahlins, American anthropologist (1930-2021)
- Marshall Rosenberg, American psychologist (1934-2015)
- Marshall Bell, American actor
- Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader (1931–1997)
- Rawson Marshall Thurber, American film director
- Marshall Harvey Stone, American mathematician (1903–1989)
- Marshall Brickman, American screenwriter (1939–2024)
- Marshall Manesh, American actor
- Marshall Thompson, American film/TV actor (1925-1992)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.