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Marshal: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“horse servant”
Origin
French
Say it
MAR-shuhl · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Variant spelling of Marshall. The name comes from an occupational surname via Old French mareschal, from Germanic elements meaning 'horse' and 'servant.'

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How popular is Marshal?

202410.8 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Marshal in 202436

2024 rank#3,266 boys

Peak year1881

Total US babies since 18805,525

Marshal has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Marshal

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Marshal questions

What does the name Marshal mean?

Marshal means "horse servant". It comes from French. Variant spelling of Marshall. The name comes from an occupational surname via Old French mareschal, from Germanic elements meaning 'horse' and 'servant.'

Is Marshal a boy or girl name?

Marshal is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Marshal?

36 US babies were named Marshal in 2024. Its peak year was 1881.

How do you pronounce Marshal?

Marshal is usually pronounced MAR-shuhl.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.