How Many People Are Named Marcial?
An estimated 1,692 people in the United States have the first name Marcial. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Marcial peaked in popularity in 1991 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marcial as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marcial paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,692
About 1 in 202,573 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1991
45 births
Total Registered
1,993
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marcial
Marcial is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,993 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Marcial as a male name
Ranked #8,081 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (45 births)
Marcial: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marcial span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 336 babies were registered. Marcial has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marcial by Decade
How has Marcial tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marcial by State
Birth registrations for Marcial span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Jersey, Illinois, Florida. On average, about 138 Marcials were registered per state.
Marcial + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marcial as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marcial
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Marcial: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marcial?
We estimate approximately 1,692 people named Marcial are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 202,573 Americans share this first name.
Is Marcial a common name?
Marcial is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,993 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marcial most popular?
Marcial reached peak popularity in 1991, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marcial is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marcial a male name?
Marcial is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marcial Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marcial Smith, Marcial Johnson, Marcial Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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