Recorded 1971–2021 Girls' name Peak 1993 584 births

Marshae — girls' name

584 babies named Marshae in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s851990s2732000s1472010s672020s6
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Marshae was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

34 babies were named Marshae in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marshae

The Social Security Administration has registered 584 babies named Marshae between 1971 and 2021, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marshae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marshae performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 273 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marshae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Marshae in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marshae 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 584 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.

Marshae at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

584

Since 1971

51 years of records

Peak year

1993

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1971

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2021

Marshae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1971

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1993)
34
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
010203040 202120122007200219971992198719821971 6

Marshae by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
273 births that decade — 47% of Marshae's all-time total
1970s61980s851990s2732000s1472010s672020s6

Marshae by state

Where Marshae concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Marshae
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
13 2.2%
#2 Ohio
12 2.1%
#3 California
11 1.9%
#4 Florida
5 0.9%
#5 Missouri
5 0.9%
#6 Texas
5 0.9%
Illinois share of Marshae's total US births 2.2%
Even split

13 of 584 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marshae?
584 babies have been named Marshae since 1971. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1993 with 34 births.
When was Marshae most popular?
Marshae was most popular in the 1990s decade with 273 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Marshae most popular?
The top states for the name Marshae are Illinois (13 births), Ohio (12 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Marshae been used?
Marshae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 51 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Marshae?
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, 1971–2021 (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.