The first name Marshawn
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
A male given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Marshawn at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 48 boys born in the United States were named Marshawn, the 2,702nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2015, when 130 were.
2,752
babies named Marshawn since 1880
#2,702
rank in 2025
2015
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Marshawn
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Marshawn LynchAmerican football player (born 1986)
Questions
- Is Marshawn a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 97% of the 2,752 US babies named Marshawn since 1880 were boys.
- When was Marshawn most popular?
- 2015 in the United States, when 130 babies were named Marshawn, its highest rank at 1,350th.