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How popular is the name Martial?

Births per year, rank history and how many Martials are alive today.

Martial (male), a spelling of Marshall, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2017 (ranked 4812th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2016, when 3 babies were given the name, the 4810th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Marshall you are most likely to meet is around 22 years old. Half of all Marshalls born in England and Wales are between 10 and 23, and there are at least 3,500 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1.1% chance that at least one of them will be called Marshall.

How many babies are named Martial each year?

Includes all spellings: Martial, Marshall. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0100200200020201996: 221997: 311998: 241999: 392000: 852001: 1812002: 1452003: 2422004: 1912005: 1532006: 1562007: 1232008: 962009: 942010: 1112011: 1462012: 1322013: 1272014: 1802015: 1552016: 1492017: 1552018: 1252019: 1112020: 922021: 862022: 652023: 612024: 622025: 77actual

Where does the Martial spelling rank?

1101001,0005,0002016: ranked 4,8102017: ranked 4,812

Where does the Marshall spelling rank?

1101001,000200020201996: ranked 7041997: ranked 5671998: ranked 6891999: ranked 5072000: ranked 3142001: ranked 1872002: ranked 2172003: ranked 1652004: ranked 1972005: ranked 2312006: ranked 2422007: ranked 3052008: ranked 3902009: ranked 4082010: ranked 3692011: ranked 3052012: ranked 3362013: ranked 3292014: ranked 2692015: ranked 2992016: ranked 3222017: ranked 3212018: ranked 3602019: ranked 3882020: ranked 4362021: ranked 4712022: ranked 5772023: ranked 5982024: ranked 6132025: ranked 497

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Martial per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 242 in 2003
Martial: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Martial most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Marshall, peaked in 2003, when 242 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Martial spelling itself peaked in 2016, with 3 babies.

How many people are called Martial?

At least 3,500 people named Martial in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Martial?

Most living Martials are between 10 and 23; the most common age is about 22.

Is Martial becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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