Recorded 1923–1984 Girls' name Peak 1924 595 births

Marcheta — girls' name

595 babies named Marcheta in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s2201930s951940s1031950s1131960s511970s61980s7
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Marcheta was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

57 babies were named Marcheta in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcheta

The Social Security Administration has registered 595 babies named Marcheta between 1923 and 1984, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marcheta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcheta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 220 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Marcheta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Kansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Marcheta in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcheta 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 595 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.

Marcheta at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

595

Since 1923

62 years of records

Peak year

1924

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1923

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1984

Marcheta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1923

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1924)
57
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
0204060 198419631957195119451938193219261923 14

Marcheta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
220 births that decade — 37% of Marcheta's all-time total
1920s2201930s951940s1031950s1131960s511970s61980s7

Marcheta by state

Where Marcheta concentrates geographically — total births since 1923

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Marcheta
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%
Texas share of Marcheta's total US births 3.2%
Even split

19 of 595 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcheta?
595 babies have been named Marcheta since 1923. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1924 with 57 births.
When was Marcheta most popular?
Marcheta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 220 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Marcheta most popular?
The top states for the name Marcheta are Texas (19 births), California (7 births), Kansas (7 births).
How long has the name Marcheta been used?
Marcheta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1923, spanning 62 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Marcheta?
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.

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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, 1923–1984 (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.