Marsha
#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #6,426
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1950 · 5,400 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 9 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 104,191since 1908
Marsha over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,491 | 14 | — | |
| 2024 | #6,932 | 16 | — | |
| 2023 | #6,922 | 16 | — | |
| 2022 | #6,984 | 16 | — | |
| 2021 | #8,464 | 12 | — | |
| 2020 | #6,629 | 17 | — | |
| 2019 | #5,306 | 24 | — | |
| 2018 | #5,454 | 23 | — | |
| 2017 | #7,092 | 16 | — | |
| 2016 | #5,622 | 23 | — | |
| 2015 | #6,452 | 19 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,797 | 22 | — | |
| 2013 | #5,143 | 26 | — | |
| 2012 | #7,144 | 17 | — | |
| 2011 | #5,063 | 27 | — | |
| 2010 | #6,182 | 21 | — | |
| 2009 | #5,709 | 24 | — | |
| 2008 | #5,574 | 25 | — | |
| 2007 | #4,675 | 31 | — | |
| 2006 | #4,073 | 36 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,646 | 40 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,601 | 29 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,034 | 33 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,283 | 42 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,316 | 41 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,271 | 41 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,368 | 62 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,188 | 65 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,259 | 60 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,792 | 82 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,955 | 70 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,663 | 90 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,485 | 107 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,274 | 134 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,039 | 176 | — | |
| 1990 | #957 | 196 | — | |
| 1989 | #937 | 191 | — | |
| 1988 | #866 | 204 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #722 | 250 | — | |
| 1986 | #739 | 240 | — | |
| 1985 | #662 | 273 | — | |
| 1984 | #546 | 347 | — | |
| 1983 | #499 | 389 | — | |
| 1982 | #436 | 497 | — | |
| 1981 | #403 | 559 | — | |
| 1980 | #397 | 572 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #336 | 703 | — | |
| 1978 | #287 | 810 | — | |
| 1977 | #280 | 855 | — | |
| 1976 | #263 | 904 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #246 | 1,006 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #231 | 1,106 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #222 | 1,134 | — | |
| 1972 | #228 | 1,210 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #227 | 1,305 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #225 | 1,382 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #256 | 1,146 | — | |
| 1968 | #244 | 1,128 | #2,735 | 10 |
| 1967 | #222 | 1,317 | — | |
| 1966 | #232 | 1,306 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #214 | 1,539 | — | |
| 1964 | #204 | 1,782 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #191 | 1,952 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #182 | 2,072 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | #179 | 2,161 | #2,538 | 11 |
| 1960 | #178 | 2,242 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #163 | 2,469 | #3,037 | 8 |
| 1958 | #158 | 2,501 | #2,642 | 10 |
| 1957 | #144 | 2,925 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #129 | 3,328 | #2,969 | 8 |
| 1955 | #106 | 4,061 | #2,139 | 14 |
| 1954 | #86 | 4,966 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #83 | 5,131 | #2,709 | 9 |
| 1952 | #75 | 5,583 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #76 | 5,188 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #68 | 5,400 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1949 | #79 | 4,611 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #76 | 4,725 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #88 | 4,339 | #2,671 | 9 |
| 1946 | #98 | 3,611 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #113 | 2,424 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #111 | 2,399 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #132 | 2,100 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #156 | 1,570 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #203 | 895 | — | |
| 1940 | #229 | 740 | — | |
| 1939 | #262 | 557 | — | |
| 1938 | #254 | 619 | — | |
| 1937 | #261 | 561 | — | |
| 1936 | #348 | 328 | — | |
| 1935 | #536 | 143 | — | |
| 1934 | #739 | 81 | — | |
| 1933 | #769 | 73 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,015 | 48 | — | |
| 1931 | #899 | 59 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,084 | 46 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,212 | 38 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,271 | 36 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,404 | 33 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,279 | 37 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,272 | 38 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,811 | 23 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,520 | 29 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,611 | 27 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,723 | 25 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,801 | 21 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,690 | 23 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,847 | 19 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,739 | 20 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 | — | |
| 1913 | #2,164 | 9 | — | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | — | |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | — | |
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| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Marsha! It came in at #1,862, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1909–1910, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Marsha is popular in 1966
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#89 · 1 in 360
- Kansas#120 · 1 in 511
- Alabama#133 · 1 in 564
- Kentucky#135 · 1 in 690
- Missouri#139 · 1 in 652
Best ever in a state: #21 in Nevada, 1948.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #89 | 35 | 1 in 360 |
| Kansas | #120 | 28 | 1 in 511 |
| Alabama | #133 | 49 | 1 in 564 |
| Kentucky | #135 | 36 | 1 in 690 |
| Missouri | #139 | 53 | 1 in 652 |
| Tennessee | #140 | 44 | 1 in 689 |
| Oklahoma | #141 | 26 | 1 in 601 |
| Arkansas | #150 | 22 | 1 in 634 |
| Indiana | #157 | 56 | 1 in 751 |
| North Dakota | #159 | 7 | 1 in 661 |
| Georgia | #166 | 50 | 1 in 774 |
| Iowa | #167 | 27 | 1 in 781 |
| North Carolina | #168 | 47 | 1 in 844 |
| Ohio | #174 | 92 | 1 in 926 |
| New Mexico | #187 | 12 | 1 in 725 |
| Mississippi | #191 | 22 | 1 in 886 |
| Pennsylvania | #191 | 81 | 1 in 1,105 |
| Florida | #195 | 44 | 1 in 975 |
| Illinois | #196 | 84 | 1 in 1,047 |
| Virginia | #196 | 32 | 1 in 1,071 |
| South Carolina | #197 | 22 | 1 in 965 |
| South Dakota | #207 | 5 | 1 in 946 |
| Montana | #212 | 5 | 1 in 906 |
| Maryland | #215 | 24 | 1 in 1,139 |
| Utah | #220 | 9 | 1 in 980 |
| Michigan | #226 | 54 | 1 in 1,362 |
| Wisconsin | #244 | 19 | 1 in 1,871 |
| Massachusetts | #247 | 24 | 1 in 1,877 |
| Connecticut | #248 | 14 | 1 in 1,575 |
| Nebraska | #249 | 7 | 1 in 1,512 |
| Minnesota | #258 | 16 | 1 in 1,835 |
| District of Columbia | #261 | 8 | 1 in 1,377 |
| Hawaii | #263 | 5 | 1 in 981 |
| Texas | #282 | 61 | 1 in 1,506 |
| Louisiana | #284 | 21 | 1 in 1,526 |
| Colorado | #325 | 8 | 1 in 1,895 |
| Washington | #345 | 10 | 1 in 2,138 |
| New Jersey | #369 | 17 | 1 in 3,035 |
| New York | #369 | 53 | 1 in 2,751 |
| Oregon | #388 | 5 | 1 in 2,652 |
| California | #428 | 52 | 1 in 2,957 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Marsha
- 559 spots since 2024 (#6,932 → #7,491)
- 862 spots since 2020 (#6,629 → #7,491)
- 1,039 spots since 2015 (#6,452 → #7,491)
- Biggest jump: 246 spots in 1933 (#1,015 → #769)
- Biggest drop: 144 spots in 1988 (#722 → #866)
- Debuted 1908
- Peaked 1950 at #68 (5,400 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 9 yrs · run 1946–1954
- Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1933–1990
- Highest: 1 in 317 girls born in 1950 were named Marsha (0.32%)
- Latest: 1 in 114,805 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 39.9% of all girls named Marsha (41,552) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | #1,862 (1908) | #1,862 |
| 1910s | 125 | #1,690 (1918) | #2,043 |
| 1920s | 304 | #1,212 (1929) | #1,518 |
| 1930s | 2,515 | #254 (1938) | #617 |
| 1940s | 27,414 | #76 (1948) | #129 |
| 1950s | 41,552 | #68 (1950) | #109 |
| 1960s | 16,645 | #178 (1960) | #210 |
| 1970s | 10,415 | #222 (1973) | #255 |
| 1980s | 3,522 | #397 (1980) | #621 |
| 1990s | 1,042 | #957 (1990) | #1,698 |
| 2000s | 342 | #3,271 (2000) | #4,218 |
| 2010s | 218 | #5,063 (2011) | #5,926 |
| 2020s | 91 | #6,629 (2020) | #7,237 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Marsha in 1966
Top girls' names in 1966
Top boys' names in 1966
More about 1966
girls
1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 1,296 of them was named Marsha, which outranked 97.0% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 297,244 of them was named Marsha, which outranked 22.1% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,249Williard7
- #3,249Yosef7
- #3,249Zollie7
- #3,537Marsha6
- #3,537Adriel6
- #3,537Adrienne6
- #3,537Adron6
- #3,948Aarron5
- #3,948Abdel5
- #3,948Abelino5
Tied with 410 names at #3,537; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.