Marshal
One-l spelling of Marshall, an occupational surname from Old French mareschal, a servant who tended horses, built on Germanic marah, horse, and scalc, servant.
Marshal in 2025
Marshal was given to 34 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 7,367th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 97,510 babies born.
The history of Marshal
Marshal reached its highest point in 1999, when 95 babies were given the name, ranking 2,962nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,198th, in 1881.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 5,559 babies have been named Marshal. Half of them were born before 1981, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Marshal by decade
| Decade | Babies named Marshal | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 61 | 1,198 |
| 1890s | 35 | 1,583 |
| 1900s | 49 | 2,039 |
| 1910s | 275 | 1,902 |
| 1920s | 404 | 1,799 |
| 1930s | 315 | 1,978 |
| 1940s | 355 | 2,123 |
| 1950s | 425 | 2,182 |
| 1960s | 333 | 2,876 |
| 1970s | 467 | 2,583 |
| 1980s | 570 | 2,909 |
| 1990s | 834 | 2,736 |
| 2000s | 695 | 3,397 |
| 2010s | 519 | 4,620 |
| 2020s | 222 | 5,486 |
Where Marshal is heading
Marshal has fallen 48% over the past decade, from 66 babies in 2015 to 34 in 2025.
Names like Marshal
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Marshal.