Marshon
Marshawn or Marshon is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:MarShon Brooks, American basketball player Mardy Gilyard, American football player Marshawn Kneeland (2001–2025), American football player Marshon Lattimore, American football player MarShawn Lloyd, American football player Marshawn Lynch, American football player Marshawn Powell, American basketball player
Meaning & Origin of Marshon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marshawn or Marshon is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:MarShon Brooks, American basketball player Mardy Gilyard, American football player Marshawn Kneeland (2001–2025), American football player Marshon Lattimore, American football player MarShawn Lloyd, American football player Marshawn Lynch, American football player Marshawn Powell, American basketball player
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The Story of Marshon
Marshon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1973, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 26 Marshons were born — ranking #3,017 that year. As of 2026, Marshon ranks #7,152 for baby boys with 10 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 647 Marshons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Marshon
Marshon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 647 births in the dataset. Marshon's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #2,799. Use the chart and map above to compare Marshon's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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