# Marshal (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/marshal/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ʃəl/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Marshall |
| US babies named this | 5,559 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 5,485 / 74 (1% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 188, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From marshal.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 5 | 6,108 |
| 1953 | 5 | 6,223 |
| 1954 | 7 | 4,983 |
| 1955 | 5 | 6,407 |
| 1957 | 5 | 6,708 |
| 1958 | 7 | 5,235 |
| 1963 | 7 | 5,680 |
| 1966 | 7 | 5,609 |
| 1970 | 7 | 6,783 |
| 1971 | 6 | 7,962 |
| 1973 | 7 | 7,118 |
| 1975 | 6 | 8,636 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 60 | 2,192 |
| 2012 | 49 | 2,540 |
| 2013 | 49 | 2,511 |
| 2014 | 67 | 2,090 |
| 2015 | 66 | 2,125 |
| 2016 | 57 | 2,326 |
| 2017 | 47 | 2,656 |
| 2018 | 48 | 2,629 |
| 2019 | 25 | 4,191 |
| 2020 | 29 | 3,699 |
| 2021 | 52 | 2,544 |
| 2022 | 37 | 3,256 |
| 2023 | 34 | 3,457 |
| 2024 | 36 | 3,317 |
| 2025 | 34 | 3,421 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 16 | 1,280 |
| 2007 | 13 | 1,578 |
| 2008 | 6 | 2,775 |
| 2009 | 11 | 1,859 |
| 2010 | 10 | 2,036 |
| 2011 | 8 | 2,390 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3,416 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2,660 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2,690 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3,908 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2,804 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3,412 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,137 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.