Marshal is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Marshal means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Marshal across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Marshal has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Marshal is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “horse servant, steward”. A variant spelling of Marshall, an occupational surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 5,559 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 188 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Marshal per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1999 (95/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2005 (18/yr).
Marshal is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1999, when it ranked #2,965 nationally (given to 99 babies that year).
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