How rare is the name Marcial?

4,470 people in the United States have the first name Marcial, about 1 in 67,569. It ranks #4,256 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

MARCIAL

#4,256

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
4,470
About
1 in 67,569
This common or more
83.8%
Who bears it

Of the 4,470 people named Marcial, 88.2% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 2.7% as White. 98.7% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Marcial peaked in 1991, when 45 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19112025
Peak year
1991
Births that year
45
In 2025*
20 ▼56%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 2,013 babies have been given the name since 1911. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Marcial by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1950s, when it ranked #4,454. The largest share of babies named Marcial, 27.1%, were born between 1981 and 1996, as millennials.

1910s#9,75211
1920s#5,62691
1930s#6,27456
1940s#5,07799
1950s#4,454162
1960s#4,741174
1970s#4,891231
1980s#4,462336
1990s#5,719326
2000s#8,279264
2010s#11,787172
2020s#12,39491
Greatest Generation 1901–273.6%
Silent Generation 1928–457.5%
Baby boom 1946–6414.4%
Generation X 1965–8016.7%
Millennials 1981–9627.1%
Generation Z 1997–1220.3%
2013 and later10.4%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Either side of Marcial

#4,254 Chace · 4,471#4,254 Jaci · 4,471#4,257 Kailani · 4,469#4,258 Tatianna · 4,468

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Marcial, most common first.

#1,741 Marcel · 17,399#4,713 Marshal · 3,855#4,804 Marcell · 3,759#30,018 Marcille · 292#30,168 Marciel · 290#35,030 Marchel · 231#36,405 Marcile · 218#38,175 Marceil · 202

Also a last name

As a last name, Marcial ranks #7,559 of 156,621, with 4,236 people. See Marcial as a last name

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