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    The first name Marsha

    A girl’s name from Latin.

    Pronounced /ˈmɑɹʃə/ 2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Latin origin

    A female given name from Latin, variant of Marcia.

    A form of Marcia.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Marsha last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 1999, with 11 births (#1,557).

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    81
    babies named Marsha, 1996–2025
    #4,709
    rank in 2023
    1999
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Marsha with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Marsha at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 14 girls born in the United States were named Marsha, the 7,749th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1952, when 5,583 were.

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    104,442
    babies named Marsha since 1880
    #7,749
    rank in 2025
    1952
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Marsha

    14 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Marsha Hunt
      American actress (1917–2022)
    • Marsha P. Johnson
      Black American queer liberation activist (1945–1992)
    • Marsha Mason
      American actress (born 1942)
    • Marsha Blackburn
      American businesswoman and politician (born 1952)
    • Marsha Thomason
      British actress (born 1976)
    • Marsha Ivins
      American astronaut, born 1951
    • Marsha M. Linehan
      American psychologist, born 1943
    • Marsha Ambrosius
      English singer-songwriter, born 1977
    • Marsha Norman
      American playwright, screenwriter and novelist (born 1947)
    • Marsha Hunt
      American singer, novelist, actress and model, born 1946
    • Marsha Berger
      American computer scientist and academic, born 1953
    • Marsha Stephanie Blake
      American actress, born 1950

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    Questions

    What is the origin of the name Marsha?
    Marsha comes from Latin.
    How popular is the name Marsha?
    In 2023, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Marsha, ranking 4,709th. Its peak was 1999, with 11 births.
    Is Marsha a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 104,442 US babies named Marsha since 1880 were girls.
    When was Marsha most popular?
    1952 in the United States, when 5,583 babies were named Marsha, its highest rank at 75th.
    How do you pronounce Marsha?
    Marsha is /ˈmɑɹʃə/, 2 syllables.
    What name is Marsha a form of?
    Marsha is a form of Marcia.