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Marshell

Recorded 1913–2007 · United States

Marshell was most popular in 1970, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,068 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,561 people named Marshell.

Most popular in1970
Rank that year#3,068
Births that year43
Total since 18801,561
Given to59% boys

Marshell over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Marshell’s peak in 1970. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Marshell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Marshell is a unisex name — 40.7% of the 1,561 Americans given it were girls and 59.3% were boys. It changed hands: since 1957 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org