How Many People Are Named Marsha?
people named Marsha are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,254 people in the US has this name
Based on 104,442 babies named Marsha in Social Security records from 1908 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
5,590 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Variant of MARCIA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Marsha in English. Counting Marsha and these spellings together, about 170,690 people alive in the US have the name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Marsha (99.8%) were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Marsha alive today is about 67 years old, and 76% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 60 and 75 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Marsha first appears in the records in 1908 and was given most often in 1952, to 5,590 babies. In 2025, 14 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1908 to 2025
π Rank History
Marsha never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #68, in 1950, and it was in the top 100 for 9 years, 1946 to 1954. In 2025 it ranked #7,747.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,747 |
| Best rank | #68 (1950) |
| Years in the top 100 | 9 (1946 to 1954) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #105 in the 1950s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Marsha alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Marsha were born in Ohio than in any other state: about 5,316 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Marsha was given 2 times as often in Kansas, 1.8 times in Indiana and 1.6 times in Missouri.
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