The name reached its all-time peak in 1996 with 11 births ranking #7926. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Marshall began as an occupational name meaning horse servant or keeper of horses. As a first name it feels solid, familiar, and quietly authoritative.
The word grew in importance because the office of marshal became a high-ranking title in medieval Europe. That shift helped the name move from practical roots to a more stately image.