Marcial
Marcial is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Marcial
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marcial is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Marcial
Marcial first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1911, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 45 Marcials were born — ranking #1,768 that year. As of 2026, Marcial ranks #7,148 for baby boys with 10 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 2K Marcials have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Marcial
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Marcial Ávalos , Paraguayan footballer
- Marcial Calleja (1863–1914), Filipino lawyer
- Marcial Cuquerella (born 1977), Spanish businessman
- Marcial Gómez Parejo (1930–2012), Spanish painter and illustrator
- Marcial Hernandez (born 1974), Dutch military officer and politician
- Marcial Lichauco (1902–1971), Filipino lawyer and diplomat
- Marcial Maciel (1920–2008), Mexican Catholic priest and sex offender
- Marcial Mes (c. 1949 – 2014), Belizean politician
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Names that sound like Marcial
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About the name Marcial
Marcial is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Marcial's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #1,537. Use the chart and map above to compare Marcial's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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