Given name & surname

Marsali

“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”

Marsali is a variant of Marcella. In Latin use, Marcella carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Marsali is a variant of Marcella. In Latin use, Marcella carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2020. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Marsali through the years

Babies since 1880
118
0 boys · 118 girls
Most popular year
2023
29 babies
2025
19
#6,252 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+100%
Rising fast
051015202025Highest share 202312
Marsali in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2020–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,252 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Marsali’s family of names

Marsali has a related form in Marcella.

Walk Marsali’s family in the name graph

MarsaliMarcellaMarsalli

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Marsali, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Marlani

17Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Maelly

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Francely

15Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Madiha

“one who is praiseworthy”

27RareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Maiani

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Arabic · Modern

Macarena

“blessed, happy”

27RareRising fast

>99% girls

Modern

Mayari

32RareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Marsali’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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