Girls' name · since 1945

Marchia

115 babies named Marchia in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,629 of 72,339
all-time among girls
115
born since 1945
1950s
peak decade

Marchia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 115 recorded since 1945.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marchia has been recorded 115 times among girls since 1945, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1945 to 1971.

  • #25,629 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 115 born since 1945
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marchia ranks #25,629 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 115 born since 1945, peaking in the 1950s.

#25,629 of 72,339
all-time among girls
115
born since 1945
1950s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Marchia's 115 recorded births place it above 64.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Marchia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Marchia's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1945, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Marchia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1945–1971

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1948)
12
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
468101214 194519471949195119531955195719641971 6

Marchia by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (65 births, 57% of the file).

1950s was Marchia's strongest decade.

65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.

Marchia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 65 births (57% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marchia?
Marchia has been given to 115 babies in the U.S. since 1945, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #25,629 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1971. 12 babies were born in 1948, its single highest year.
Where does Marchia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marchia ranks #25,629 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Marchia most popular?
Marchia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Marchia been used?
The SSA has tracked Marchia since 1945 -- 27 years through the most recent 1971 data.
What names are similar to Marchia?
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 Marchia's data

  • Marchia's decade-level peak was the 1950s (65 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Marchia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1945–1971 (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 Marchia 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.