Marsali
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAR-sah-lee
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #6,115 for girls
Marsali is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “pearl”. In 2025 it ranked 6,115th for girls in the US (19 babies).
What does Marsali mean?
Greek: Scottish Gaelic Marsaili, a form of Marjorie
“pearl”
Marsali is Jamie Fraser's stepdaughter in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander novels.
Is Marsali a girl's or a boy's name?
Marsali is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Marsali in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,115th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 19 about 1 in 85,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 475% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 19 girls in the US were named Marsali, making it the 6,115th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,401st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 29 girls. It first appears in the records in 2020.
Half of all the girls named Marsali in the US since 1880 were born between 2022 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Marsali in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #6,115 |
| 2024 | 21 | #5,796 |
| 2023 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 12 | #8,401 |
Names like Marsali
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Samadhi, Adhara, Khaleesi, Amoura, Azari, Rumani, Amiri, Zhamira, Sariyah, Marigold, Avani, Sahari
Names related to Marsali
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
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, “Marsali: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marsali, updated 20 October 2026.