Marsalis
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- mar-SAL-iss
Marsalis is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Marsalis mean?
Surname of unclear origin
A surname made famous by the New Orleans jazz family of pianist Ellis Marsalis and his sons Wynton and Branford.
Is Marsalis a girl's or a boy's name?
Marsalis is a boys' name.
How popular is Marsalis in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1989, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the boys named Marsalis in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.
Marsalis in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 20 | #3,400 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,046 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,629 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 20 | #2,983 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
Names like Marsalis
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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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, “Marsalis: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/marsalis, updated 20 October 2026.