Girls' name · since 1989
Marshayla
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 199 babies named Marshayla, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 199
- total births
- 1989–2017
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 48%
- born in that decade
Marshayla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 199 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Marshayla recorded 199 times among girls since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2017.
- 199 total births
- 1989–2017 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 48% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Marshayla's 199 recorded births place it above 73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marshayla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marshayla's full recorded timeline at 2003, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marshayla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2017
- Peak year (1996)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Marshayla by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Marshayla's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Marshayla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 96 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Marshayla's decade-level peak was the 2000s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1989–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Marshayla: Baby Name Since 1989 - 199 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marshayla. 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 Marshayla 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.