Girls' name · since 1947
Marshelle
Marshelle has 554 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 554
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marshelle is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 554 have been recorded since 1947.
Marshelle has 554 recorded births among girls since 1947, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2004.
- #11,123 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 554 born since 1947
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marshelle ranks #11,123 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 554 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,123 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 554
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marshelle's 554 recorded births place it above 84.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Marshelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marshelle splits its recorded history at 1975: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marshelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2004
- Peak year (1963)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Marshelle by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (165 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Marshelle's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Marshelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
84 births
- 1960s
1960s
165 births
- 1970s
1970s
121 births
- 1980s
1980s
97 births
- 1990s
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 165 births (30% of all-time use).
How Marshelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marshelle's total volume
Marshelle by state
Where Marshelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 554 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marshelle's data
- Marshelle's decade-level peak was the 1960s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Marshelles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marshelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1947–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Marshelle 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 August 2026.