Recorded 1989–2017 Girls' name Peak 1996 199 births

Marshayla — girls' name

199 babies named Marshayla in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s692000s962010s29

The verdict

199 girls have been named Marshayla since 1989, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

199
total births
1989–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Marshayla was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

14 babies were named Marshayla in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marshayla

The Social Security Administration has registered 199 babies named Marshayla between 1989 and 2017, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marshayla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marshayla performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marshayla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marshayla 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 199 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.

Marshayla at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

199

Since 1989

29 years of records

Peak year

1996

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1989

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2017

Marshayla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1989

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1996)
14
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
46810121416 201720112008200520021999199619921989 5

Marshayla by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
96 births that decade — 48% of Marshayla's all-time total
1980s51990s692000s962010s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marshayla?
199 babies have been named Marshayla since 1989. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1996 with 14 births.
When was Marshayla most popular?
Marshayla was most popular in the 2000s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Marshayla been used?
Marshayla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 29 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Marshayla?
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, 1989–2017 (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.