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Origin & history of Marsalis1
Arabic / Islamic roots
Marsalis comes from the Arabic / Islamic tradition, meaning Son of Mars/formal. | Formal: Son of the war god..
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How popular is Marsalis?
1989
peak year
Today, Marsalis is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #10234), with only about 7 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1989, 20 babies were given the name (ranked #3049 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1990s. In all, around 262 babies have been registered as Marsalis since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
20
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,049)
(ranked #3,049)
7
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
70
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
262
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Marsalis2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
🕊️Peacemaker
💖Empathetic
🎵Artistic
🤝Team player
M4
A1
R9
S1
A1
L3
I9
S1
Sum: 29 → Life path 2
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Personality of Marsalis🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
💞
Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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