Girls' name · since 1908
Marsha
Since 1908, U.S. Social Security records show 104,191 babies named Marsha, peaking in 1952. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #365 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,518 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 104,191
- born since 1908
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marsha is the #7518 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 104,191 recorded since 1908.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marsha has been recorded 104,191 times among girls since 1908, currently ranked #7518 nationally and more common than 57% of girls, 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 1908 to 2025.
- #365 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,518 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 104,191 born since 1908
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marsha ranks #365 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,518 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 104,191 born since 1908, peaking in the 1950s.
- #365 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,518 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 104,191
- born since 1908
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marsha's 104,191 recorded births place it above 99.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Marsha compares
104,191 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marsha's all-time total is 277x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marsha | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 104,191 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,583 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marsha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marsha splits its recorded history at 1968: 17% of all births land in the more recent half, 83% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1910 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1952 peak of 5,583 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marsha popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (1952)
- 5,583
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Marsha popularity over time - boys
251 total births recorded since 1942 (Marsha as boys' name)
Marsha by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (41,552 births, 40% of the file).
1950s was Marsha's strongest decade.
41,552 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Marsha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 125
1910s
125 births
- 1920s 304
1920s
304 births
- 1930s 2,515
1930s
2,515 births
- 1940s
1940s
27,414 births
- 1950s
1950s
41,552 births
- 1960s
1960s
16,645 births
- 1970s 10,415
1970s
10,415 births
- 1980s 3,522
1980s
3,522 births
- 1990s 1,042
1990s
1,042 births
- 2000s 342
2000s
342 births
- 2010s 218
2010s
218 births
- 2020s 91
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 41,552 births (40% of all-time use).
How Marsha 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 Marsha's total volume
Marsha by state
Where Marsha concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 6,964 | 6.7% |
| #2 | California | | 6,961 | 6.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 6,561 | 6.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6,454 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5,922 | 5.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5,549 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 4,709 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 4,656 | 4.5% |
6,964 of 104,191 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Marsha appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marsha's data
- Marsha's decade-level peak was the 1950s (41,552 total births); usage has since declined to 91 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Marshas (6,964 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Marsha
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marsha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1908–2025 (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 Marsha 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.