Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Marshall

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Steward Caretaker of horses.
French
Horse-keeper, steward; an occupational name and a common family name in Scotland

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname
  • Trade/Occupational

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Marshall

Pronunciation

m(a)-rsha-ll, mar-shall

Famous People

Department store founder Marshall Field, Football player Marshall Faulk, Media theorist Marshall McLuhan

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1947 (rank #174, 1,270 births); most recent 2025 (rank #340, 977 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1963 (rank #2251, 28 births); most recent 2024 (rank #15243, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025977–
20248305
2023819–
202284010
20218585
20208515
2019873–
2018943–
20179386
20161,0105

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #165, 242 births); most recent 2025 (rank #497, 77 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202577
202462
202361
202265
202186
202092
2019111
2018125
2017152
2016146

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #3084, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4157, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20234
20227
20217
20207
20197
20186
20173
20164
2015–
20143

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2010 (rank #319, 11 births); most recent 2024 (rank #619, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
20244
20239
20223
20218
20204
20199
20186
20177
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #318, 5 births); most recent 2022 (rank #414, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
20223
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20175
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #148, 28 births); most recent 2022 (rank #627, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
20225
202110
20206
20196
201816
201712
201615
201513
201423

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence