Marcial
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mar-SYAHL
- Origin
- Latin
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Marcial is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “of Mars”. In 2025 it ranked 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Marcial mean?
Latin: Spanish form of Martial, from Latin Martialis
“of Mars”
Spanish form of Martial; the Roman poet Martial, famous for his epigrams, was born in Hispania.
Is Marcial a girl's or a boy's name?
Marcial is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Marcial in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,856th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20 about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Marcial, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 45 boys. It first appears in the records in 1911.
2025 had more boys named Marcial than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Marcial in the US since 1880 were born between 1964 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
Marcial in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,260 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 17 | #5,250 |
| 2011 | 17 | #5,196 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,114 |
| 2002 | 29 | #3,091 |
| 2001 | 38 | #2,515 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,144 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,791 |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,648 |
| 1997 | 30 | #2,609 |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,436 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,341 |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,357 |
| 1991 | 45 | #1,762 |
| 1990 | 40 | #1,904 |
| 1989 | 36 | #1,988 |
| 1988 | 37 | #1,810 |
| 1987 | 38 | #1,732 |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,005 |
| 1985 | 37 | #1,671 |
| 1984 | 38 | #1,580 |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,904 |
| 1982 | 34 | #1,699 |
| 1981 | 33 | #1,725 |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,058 |
| 1979 | 26 | #1,991 |
| 1978 | 30 | #1,760 |
| 1977 | 31 | #1,707 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,507 |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,703 |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,547 |
| 1973 | 21 | #1,981 |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,871 |
| 1971 | 21 | #1,986 |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,124 |
| 1969 | 17 | #2,045 |
| 1968 | 13 | #2,310 |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,757 |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,890 |
| 1965 | 13 | #2,269 |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,614 |
| 1963 | 20 | #1,791 |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,116 |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,147 |
| 1960 | 20 | #1,811 |
| 1959 | 26 | #1,558 |
| 1958 | 23 | #1,643 |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,750 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,014 |
| 1955 | 16 | #1,978 |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,113 |
| 1953 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,072 |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,366 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,769 |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,336 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,670 |
| 1946 | 13 | #2,029 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,241 |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,889 |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,562 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,711 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 1940 | 13 | #1,983 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,829 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,174 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,175 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,146 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 7 | #2,972 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,640 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,863 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,443 |
| 1929 | 16 | #1,933 |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,270 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 9 | #2,902 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,022 |
| 1923 | 14 | #2,223 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,375 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,488 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,820 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,536 |
Names like Marcial
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Miguel, Pablo, Luis, Angel, Mario, Matthew, Pedro, Hector, Moises, Michael, Josue, Justin
Names related to Marcial
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Marcial: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marcial, updated 20 October 2026.