How Many People Are Named Marshal?
An estimated 4,052 people in the United States have the first name Marshal. It is predominantly male (98.7%). The average bearer is 38 years old, and Marshal peaked in popularity in 1999 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marshal as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marshal paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Marshal is overwhelmingly male, 74 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
4,052
About 1 in 84,589 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.7% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1999
95 births
Total Registered
5,525
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marshal
Marshal is predominantly male (98.7%), though 74 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Marshal as a male name
Ranked #3,304 in 2024
36 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (95 births)
Marshal as a female name
Ranked #8,637 in 1975
6 female births in 1975
Peak: 1954 (7 births)
Marshal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marshal span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 834 babies were registered. Marshal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marshal by Decade
How has Marshal tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marshal by State
Birth registrations for Marshal span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Michigan. The lowest are in Utah, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma. On average, about 39 Marshals were registered per state.
Marshal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marshal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marshal
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marshal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marshal?
We estimate approximately 4,052 people named Marshal are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 84,589 Americans share this first name.
Is Marshal a common name?
Marshal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,525 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marshal most popular?
Marshal reached peak popularity in 1999, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marshal is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marshal a male name?
Marshal is predominantly male. 98.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marshal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marshal Smith, Marshal Johnson, Marshal Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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