Recorded 1971–2003 Girls' name Peak 1994 71 births

Marshe — girls' name

71 babies named Marshe in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

71 girls have been named Marshe since 1971, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

71
total births
1971–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
56%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Marshe was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

13 babies were named Marshe in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marshe

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Marshe between 1971 and 2003, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marshe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marshe performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marshe shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marshe 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 71 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.

Marshe at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

71

Since 1971

33 years of records

Peak year

1994

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1971

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2003

Marshe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1971

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1994)
13
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Marshe by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
40 births that decade — 56% of Marshe's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marshe?
71 babies have been named Marshe since 1971. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1994 with 13 births.
When was Marshe most popular?
Marshe was most popular in the 1990s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Marshe been used?
Marshe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 33 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Marshe?
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, 1971–2003 (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.