Is Marsha a boy or girl name?
Marsha is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 0 boys were named Marsha, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 104,427 US babies named Marsha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,102
- Babies named Marsha since 1908
- 104,427
- Most popular year
- 1952
- 5,590 babies
Boys and girls named Marsha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 125 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 304 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,515 | 100% |
| 1940s | 61 | 27,414 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 84 | 41,553 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 54 | 16,644 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 41 | 10,415 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 11 | 3,522 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,042 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 342 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 217 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 77 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,102 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,134 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,178 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,791 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,816 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,400 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,561 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,702 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,738 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,631 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,917 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,252 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,351 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,153 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,831 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,688 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,764 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,122 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,701 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,666 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,085 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,314 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,349 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,317 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,390 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,212 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,278 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,968 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,671 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,492 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,280 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,043 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 196 | #961 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 191 | #938 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,955 | 204 | #867 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 250 | #723 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 240 | #739 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 273 | #664 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 347 | #546 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 389 | #501 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 497 | #436 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 559 | #403 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,894 | 572 | #399 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 703 | #336 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 810 | #288 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 855 | #280 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,746 | 904 | #263 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,215 | 1,006 | #246 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,459 | 1,106 | #231 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 1,134 | #222 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,481 | 1,210 | #229 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,839 | 1,305 | #227 |
| 1970 | 8 | #3,718 | 1,382 | #225 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,146 | #256 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,843 | 1,128 | #244 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,317 | #222 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,782 | 1,306 | #232 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,539 | #214 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,883 | 1,781 | #204 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,539 | 1,953 | #191 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,978 | 2,072 | #182 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,647 | 2,162 | #179 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,398 | 2,240 | #178 |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,187 | 2,470 | #163 |
| 1958 | 10 | #2,749 | 2,501 | #158 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,825 | 2,925 | #144 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,113 | 3,328 | #129 |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,195 | 4,061 | #106 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,348 | 4,965 | #86 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,836 | 5,132 | #83 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,279 | 5,583 | #75 |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,062 | 5,188 | #76 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,527 | 5,400 | #68 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,199 | 4,611 | #79 |
| 1948 | 8 | #2,937 | 4,725 | #76 |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,799 | 4,339 | #88 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,636 | 3,611 | #98 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,685 | 2,424 | #113 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,328 | 2,399 | #111 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,134 | 2,100 | #132 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,111 | 1,570 | #156 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 895 | #203 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 740 | #229 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 557 | #262 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 619 | #254 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 561 | #261 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 328 | #349 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 143 | #537 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 81 | #741 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 73 | #779 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,025 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 59 | #907 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,097 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,218 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,281 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,416 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,296 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,283 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,848 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,545 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,634 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,753 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,138 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,834 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,737 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,889 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,777 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,643 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,556 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 9 | #2,269 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,892 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,650 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,016 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Marsha reached #2,195 in 1955. As a girl name, it reached #68 in 1950. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Marsha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.