Recorded 1933–1969 Girls' name Peak 1953 39 births

Marchita — girls' name

39 babies named Marchita in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

39 girls have been named Marchita since 1933, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1969.

39
total births
1933–1969
years on record
1940s
peak decade
36%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Marchita was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

9 babies were named Marchita in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marchita

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Marchita between 1933 and 1969, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marchita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marchita performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marchita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marchita 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 39 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.

Marchita at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

39

Since 1933

37 years of records

Peak year

1953

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1933

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1969

Marchita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1933

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1953)
9
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Marchita by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
14 births that decade — 36% of Marchita's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marchita?
39 babies have been named Marchita since 1933. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1953 with 9 births.
When was Marchita most popular?
Marchita was most popular in the 1940s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Marchita been used?
Marchita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 37 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Marchita?
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, 1933–1969 (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.