Recorded 1947–2004 Girls' name Peak 1963 554 births

Marshelle — girls' name

554 babies named Marshelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s841960s1651970s1211980s971990s692000s12
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Marshelle was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

21 babies were named Marshelle in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marshelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 554 babies named Marshelle between 1947 and 2004, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marshelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marshelle performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 165 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Marshelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marshelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marshelle 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 554 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.

Marshelle at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

554

Since 1947

58 years of records

Peak year

1963

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1947

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2004

Marshelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1947

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1963)
21
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
0510152025 20041993198619791971196419571947 6

Marshelle by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
165 births that decade — 30% of Marshelle's all-time total
1940s61950s841960s1651970s1211980s971990s692000s12

Marshelle by state

Where Marshelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marshelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 0.9%
Illinois share of Marshelle's total US births 0.9%

5 of 554 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marshelle?
554 babies have been named Marshelle since 1947. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1963 with 21 births.
When was Marshelle most popular?
Marshelle was most popular in the 1960s decade with 165 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Marshelle most popular?
The top states for the name Marshelle are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Marshelle been used?
Marshelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 58 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Marshelle?
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, 1947–2004 (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.