Recorded 1957–1978 Girls' name Peak 1968 123 births

Marsi — girls' name

123 babies named Marsi in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s151960s651970s43

The verdict

123 girls have been named Marsi since 1957, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1978.

123
total births
1957–1978
years on record
1960s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Marsi was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

13 babies were named Marsi in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marsi

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Marsi between 1957 and 1978, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marsi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marsi performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marsi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 38 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marsi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marsi 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 123 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.

Marsi at a glance

Last recorded 1978

Total births

123

Since 1957

22 years of records

Peak year

1968

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1978

Active since

1957

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1978

Marsi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–1957

Last recorded 1978
Peak year (1968)
13
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 1978197219691966196319601957 5

Marsi by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
65 births that decade — 53% of Marsi's all-time total
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Marsi by state

Where Marsi concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marsi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
38 30.9%
California share of Marsi's total US births 30.9%

38 of 123 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marsi?
123 babies have been named Marsi since 1957. It was last recorded in 1978. The peak year was 1968 with 13 births.
When was Marsi most popular?
Marsi was most popular in the 1960s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Marsi most popular?
The top states for the name Marsi are California (38 births).
How long has the name Marsi been used?
Marsi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 22 years of data through 1978.
What names are similar to Marsi?
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, 1957–1978 (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.