Girls' name · since 1940
Marcha
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 233 babies named Marcha, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,282 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 233
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marcha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 233 recorded since 1940.
Social Security Administration records show Marcha recorded 233 times among girls since 1940, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1989.
- #18,282 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 233 born since 1940
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcha ranks #18,282 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 233 born since 1940, peaking in the 1950s.
- #18,282 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 233
- born since 1940
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marcha's 233 recorded births place it above 74.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marcha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marcha's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1943, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marcha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1989
- Peak year (1953)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Marcha by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (101 births, 43% of the file).
1950s was Marcha's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Marcha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
76 births
- 1950s
1950s
101 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 101 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Marcha's data
- Marcha's decade-level peak was the 1950s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marcha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1940–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marcha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.