Girls' name · since 1991

Marshai

Marshai has 49 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1995 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

49
total births
1991–2010
years on record
1990s
peak decade
80%
born in that decade

Marshai is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 49 have been recorded since 1991.

Marshai has 49 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2010.

  • 49 total births
  • 1991–2010 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 80% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Marshai's 49 recorded births place it above 51% 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.

Marshai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Marshai's full recorded timeline at 1995, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Marshai popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2010

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1995)
8
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
456789 19911992199319941995199820052010 5

Marshai by decade

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

1990s was Marshai's strongest decade.

39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.

Marshai births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 39 births (80% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marshai?
49 babies have been named Marshai since 1991. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1995 with 8 births.
When was Marshai most popular?
Marshai was most popular in the 1990s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Marshai been used?
The SSA has tracked Marshai since 1991 -- 20 years through the most recent 2010 data.
What names are similar to Marshai?
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 Marshai's data

  • Marshai's decade-level peak was the 1990s (39 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1991–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Marshai: Baby Name Since 1991 - 49 Births, Peak 1995." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marshai. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Marshai 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 July 2026.