Girls' name · since 1923
Marcheta
Marcheta has 595 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 595
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marcheta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 595 have been recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcheta has been recorded 595 times among girls since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1984.
- #10,619 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 595 born since 1923
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcheta ranks #10,619 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 595 born since 1923, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 595
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marcheta's 595 recorded births place it above 85.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Marcheta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marcheta splits its recorded history at 1947: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 57 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marcheta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1984
- Peak year (1924)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Marcheta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (220 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Marcheta's strongest decade.
220 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Marcheta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
220 births
- 1930s
1930s
95 births
- 1940s
1940s
103 births
- 1950s
1950s
113 births
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 220 births (37% of all-time use).
How Marcheta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marcheta's total volume
Marcheta by state
Where Marcheta concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 19 | 3.2% |
| #2 | California | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Kansas | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.8% |
19 of 595 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Marcheta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (220 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Marchetas (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marcheta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1923–1984 (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 Marcheta 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.