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Marshal

/ˈmɑɹʃəl/ · 99% boys · 34 born in 2025

Marshal has been given to about 5,559 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1999, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹʃəl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 4,129
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marshal per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1999 · 95
  • Born in 202534
  • All time5,559
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Marshal?

Its best year was 1999, when 95 babies were given the name, ranking 1287th. The typical living American called Marshal is about 35 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Marshal

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Marshall0.92
  2. Michal0.60
  3. Jamal0.57
  4. Randal0.57
  5. Marcel0.54
  6. Marvel0.54
  7. Marcell0.54
  8. Markell0.54

Middle names for Marshal

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marshal John0.77
  2. Marshal Dean0.76
  3. Marshal Bryce0.76
  4. Marshal Ross0.76
  5. Marshal Quinn0.76
  6. Marshal Jude0.76

Sibling names for Marshal

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Santosbrother · 0.90
  2. Tomasbrother · 0.89
  3. Aureliobrother · 0.88
  4. Georginasister · 0.88
  5. Daliasister · 0.86
  6. Noemisister · 0.85

Where Marshal is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Marshal Anderson0.74
  2. Marshal White0.72
  3. Marshal Reyes0.72
  4. Marshal Nguyen0.72
  5. Marshal Hill0.72
  6. Marshal Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Marshal

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Marshal across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.