# Martial (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/martial/  
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 | Latin |
| Meaning | “roman cognomen”, “the god mars”, “the planet mars” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɑɹʃəl/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 47 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 47 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 6, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Martialis (“Roman cognomen”), from martiālis (“belonging or dedicated to the Mars, the Roman god of war, or to war”), from Mārs (“the god Mars; the planet Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns).

## 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, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 5 | 4,563 |
| 1961 | 6 | 3,908 |
| 1992 | 6 | 8,089 |
| 1998 | 5 | 10,701 |
| 2005 | 5 | 12,669 |
| 2007 | 5 | 13,687 |
| 2008 | 5 | 13,870 |
| 2013 | 5 | 13,363 |
| 2015 | 5 | 13,336 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 4,810 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |

## In other languages

- Dutch: Martialis, Martial
- French: Martial
- Italian: Marziale
- Latin: Martialis
- Polish: Marcjalis
- Portuguese: Marcial
- Spanish: Marcial
- Bulgarian: Марциа́л
- Danish: Martial
- German: Martial
- Hungarian: Martialis
- Russian: Марциа́л

## People named Martial

- Saint Martial, 3rd century founding bishop of Limoges
- Martial Mbandjock, French athletics competitor (born 1985)
- Martial Solal, French jazz pianist and composer (1927–2024)
- Martial Raysse, French plastician (born 1936)
- Martial Gayant, French cyclist
- Martial Gueroult, French philosopher (1891–1976)
- Martial d'Auvergne, French poet
- Martial Valin, French aviator (1898-1980)
- Martial van Schelle, Belgian bobsledder, swimmer, aviator, and businessman (1899-1943)
- Martial Robin, footballer
- Martial Caillebotte, French photographer, composer and philatelist (1853–1910)
- Martial Payot, French ski jumper (1900–1949)

## 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.