Marsha

Girl name

Marsha has been given to 104,442 babies in the U.S. since 1908. It peaked in 1952.

Meaning & origin /ˈmɑɹʃə/

Origin: Latin

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

104,442

Peak year

1952 (5,590 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1908

10-year trend

▼ -26%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Marsha

Marsha Hunt

American actress (1917–2022)

Marsha Mason

American actress (born 1942)

Marsha P. Johnson

Black American queer liberation activist (1945–1992)

Marsha Ivins

American astronaut

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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