Recorded 1979–2001 Girls' name Peak 1988 30 births

Marshana — girls' name

30 babies named Marshana in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s121990s52000s7

The verdict

30 girls have been named Marshana since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.

30
total births
1979–2001
years on record
1980s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Marshana was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

7 babies were named Marshana in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marshana

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Marshana between 1979 and 2001, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marshana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marshana performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marshana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marshana 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 30 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.

Marshana at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

30

Since 1979

23 years of records

Peak year

1988

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1979

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2001

Marshana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1979

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1988)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20011991198819871979 6

Marshana by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
12 births that decade — 40% of Marshana's all-time total
1970s61980s121990s52000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marshana?
30 babies have been named Marshana since 1979. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1988 with 7 births.
When was Marshana most popular?
Marshana was most popular in the 1980s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Marshana been used?
Marshana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 23 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Marshana?
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, 1979–2001 (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.