Total births
411
Girls' name · since 1960
Marche
Marche has 411 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 411
- total births
- 1960–2009
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
Marche is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 411 have been recorded since 1960.
Marche has 411 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2009.
- 411 total births
- 1960–2009 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 42% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
411 girls have been named Marche since 1960, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.
- 411
- total births
- 1960–2009
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 42%
- born in that decade
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.
Marche's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marche's full recorded timeline at 1989, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marche at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
1989
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1960
Marche popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2009
- Peak year (1989)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Marche popularity over time - boys
7 total births recorded since 1994 (Marche as boys' name)
Marche by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Marche's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Marche births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
122 births
- 1990s
1990s
174 births
- 2000s 61
2000s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 174 births (42% of all-time use).
Marche by state
Where Marche concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| 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? ▼
Marche has been given to 411 babies in the U.S. since 1960, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2009. 28 babies were born in 1989, its single highest year.
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? ▼
Records for Marche go back to 1960, giving 50 years of history 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.
What to do with Marche's data
- Marche's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (174 total births) through the 2000s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Marches (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Marche
Nearby Names Like Marche
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Marche
Mary Girl
#131 4,141,481 births
Margaret Girl
#119 1,264,774 births
Maria Girl
#74 566,111 births
Martha Girl
#666 551,741 births
Marie Girl
#632 540,077 births
Compare Marche side by side: Marche vs Mary Marche vs Margaret Marche vs Maria
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1960–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Marche: Baby Name Since 1960 - 411 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marche. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Marche 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 June 2026.