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Marsh

/ˈmɑɹʃ/ · 97% boys · 5 born in 2025

Marsh has been given to about 414 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1954, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹʃ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 235
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Marsh per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1954 · 15
  • Born in 20255
  • All time414

How popular is Marsh?

Its best year was 1954, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 2881st. The typical living American called Marsh is about 69 years old today.

Names that sound like Marsh

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cash0.70
  2. Nash0.70
  3. Kash0.70
  4. Dash0.70
  5. Mark0.60
  6. Marc0.60
  7. Marty0.60
  8. Marshall0.59

Middle names for Marsh

Ranked by flow score
  1. Marsh Thomas0.74
  2. Marsh Cole0.73
  3. Marsh Wilder0.72
  4. Marsh James0.71
  5. Marsh Miles0.59
  6. Marsh John0.55

Sibling names for Marsh

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.72
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.72
  3. Lenorasister · 0.71
  4. Louiebrother · 0.70
  5. Harlanbrother · 0.69
  6. Otisbrother · 0.68

Where Marsh is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Marsh Evans0.73
    2. Marsh Edwards0.73
    3. Marsh Anderson0.70
    4. Marsh Allen0.70
    5. Marsh Adams0.70
    6. Marsh Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Marsh

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.