Girls' name · since 1957
Marsheila
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 106 babies named Marsheila, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 106
- total births
- 1957–1970
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 50%
- born in that decade
Marsheila sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 106 recorded since 1957.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marsheila has been recorded 106 times among girls since 1957, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 1970.
- 106 total births
- 1957–1970 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 50% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Marsheila's 106 recorded births place it above 63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marsheila's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Marsheila's SSA record in two at 1962 and the more recent half accounts for 29% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 71%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Marsheila popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1970
- Peak year (1957)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Marsheila by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Marsheila's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Marsheila births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
48 births
- 1960s
1960s
53 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 53 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Marsheila's decade-level peak was the 1960s (53 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- 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, 1957–1970 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Marsheila: Baby Name Since 1957 - 106 Births, Peak 1957." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marsheila. 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 Marsheila 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.