Marston
Marston is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Marston
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marston is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Marston
Marston first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1916, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 18 Marstons were born — ranking #5,037 that year. As of 2026, Marston ranks #7,920 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-28%). In total, more than 407 Marstons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Marston
Marston is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 407 births in the dataset. Marston's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #1,909. Use the chart and map above to compare Marston'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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