Given name
Marshawn
“an outgoing young man”
Marshawn is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “an outgoing young man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “an outgoing young man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1969. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marshawn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,752
- 2,674 boys · 78 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 130 babies
- 2025
- 48
- #2,702 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 48 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,702 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 130 in 2015. In 2025, California and Illinois and North Carolina shared the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,845 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marshawn’s family of names
Marshawn has a related form in Marshaun. Marshawn has a related form in Marshon. Marshawn has a related form in Mashawn.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Marshaunvariant
- Marshonvariant
- Marseanvariant
- Mashaunvariant
- Mashonvariant
- Mashawnvariant
- Marshawnnlikely variant
- Marrshawnlikely variant
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People named Marshawn
- Marshawn LynchAmerican football player (born 1986)
- Marshawn KneelandAmerican football player (2001–2025)
- Marshawn PowellAmerican basketball player (born 1990)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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