unisex name
Marshell
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 8
- Births on record 1,561
Marshell is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 41% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2007 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1970, when 43 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- Marshell started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
Marshell over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2007, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 70 |
| 1920s | 159 |
| 1930s | 177 |
| 1940s | 160 |
| 1950s | 220 |
| 1960s | 300 |
| 1970s | 251 |
| 1980s | 116 |
| 1990s | 70 |
| 2000s (to 2007) | 38 |
How popular is Marshell?
In 2007, Marshell was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Marshell
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marshell also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marshell over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marshell
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marshell — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marshell
How popular is the name Marshell?
In 2007, Marshell was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Marshell a girl's or a boy's name?
Marshell is used for both girls and boys. About 41% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Marshell most popular?
Marshell peaked in 1970, when 43 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.
Was Marshell originally a boys' or girls' name?
Marshell was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.