Recorded 1960–2009 Girls' name Peak 1989 411 births

Marche — girls' name

411 babies named Marche in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s421980s1221990s1742000s61
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Marche was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

28 babies were named Marche in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marche

The Social Security Administration has registered 411 babies named Marche between 1960 and 2009, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marche currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marche performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marche shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marche in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marche in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 411 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marche at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

411

Since 1960

50 years of records

Peak year

1989

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1960

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2009

Marche popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1960

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1989)
28
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
0102030 20092001199619911986198119721960 6

Marche popularity over time — boys

7 total births recorded since 1994 (Marche as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1994 7

Marche by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
174 births that decade — 42% of Marche's all-time total
1960s121970s421980s1221990s1742000s61

Marche by state

Where Marche concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marche
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.4%
California share of Marche's total US births 2.4%

10 of 411 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marche?
411 babies have been named Marche since 1960. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1989 with 28 births.
When was Marche most popular?
Marche was most popular in the 1990s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Marche most popular?
The top states for the name Marche are California (10 births).
How long has the name Marche been used?
Marche has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 50 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Marche?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1960–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.