Girl · Latin
Marsha
Say it: MAR-shuh
Meaning
A spelling of Marcia, the feminine of the Roman family name Marcius, probably connected with the god Mars.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Popular in the US in the 1940s and 1950s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1950s
In the United States
- 104,368 babies given this name since 1908
- At its height in 1950, about 1 in 317 girls
- 17 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Marcia
Famous bearers
- Marsha Hunt, American actress
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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