At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #12,008 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 5 (<0.01% of boys)
- Peak
- #754 in 1882
- First recorded
- 1882
Meaning of Marsh
The appellation Marsh, deriving from the Old English mersc—etymologically parallel to the Latin palus—originated as a topographic surname denoting residency at the margins of wetlands and has evolved into a unisex given name that embodies both ecological and linguistic depth. Pronounced /mɑrʃ/, the name maintains modest yet steady presence in the United States, registering ten occurrences in 2024 and achieving a rank of 914, thereby illustrating a subtle resurgence following its intermittent twentieth-century appearances. From an onomastic perspective, Marsh conjures the liminal boundary between terra firma and water, evoking themes of adaptability, fertile growth, and natural equilibrium—qualities that resonate with families in search of a name suffused with historical gravitas and elemental imagery.
How to pronounce Marsh
English
- Pronounced marsh /mɑrʃ/
Popularity of Marsh in the U.S.
Marsh was the #12,008 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 5 babies. It peaked at #754 in 1882. It first appears in the records in 1882.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1882–2025 55 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 12,008 | ▼ 4,243 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7,765 | ▲ 490 |
| 2023 | 9 | 8,255 | ▲ 4,075 |
| 2022 | 5 | 12,330 | back (not recorded in 1995–2021) |
| 1994 | 5 | 8,800 | back (not recorded in 1990–1993) |
| 1989 | 5 | 7,905 | back (not recorded in 1981–1988) |
| 1980 | 5 | 6,250 | back (not recorded in 1978–1979) |
| 1977 | 5 | 5,845 | back (not recorded in 1976) |
| 1975 | 8 | 3,941 | back (not recorded in 1974) |
| 1973 | 10 | 3,223 | back (not recorded in 1971–1972) |
| 1970 | 5 | 4,724 | back (not recorded in 1969) |
| 1968 | 8 | 3,107 | ▼ 122 |
| 1967 | 8 | 2,985 | back (not recorded in 1966) |
| 1965 | 5 | 3,930 | ▼ 880 |
| 1964 | 8 | 3,050 | back (not recorded in 1963) |
| 1962 | 8 | 3,041 | back (not recorded in 1960–1961) |
| 1959 | 8 | 3,037 | ▲ 238 |
| 1958 | 7 | 3,275 | ▼ 453 |
| 1957 | 9 | 2,822 | ▼ 559 |
| 1956 | 13 | 2,263 | ▲ 501 |
| 1955 | 9 | 2,764 | ▼ 21 |
| 1954 | 9 | 2,743 | ▼ 212 |
| 1953 | 10 | 2,531 | ▼ 155 |
| 1952 | 11 | 2,376 | ▲ 690 |
| 1951 | 7 | 3,066 | ▲ 615 |
| 1950 | 5 | 3,681 | back (not recorded in 1949) |
| 1948 | 7 | 3,010 | back (not recorded in 1947) |
| 1946 | 5 | 3,525 | ▼ 529 |
| 1945 | 6 | 2,996 | back (not recorded in 1944) |
| 1943 | 7 | 2,964 | ▲ 596 |
| 1942 | 5 | 3,560 | ▼ 904 |
| 1941 | 8 | 2,656 | back (not recorded in 1940) |
| 1939 | 10 | 2,288 | ▼ 312 |
| 1938 | 13 | 1,976 | back (not recorded in 1937) |
| 1936 | 5 | 3,549 | back (not recorded in 1935) |
| 1934 | 7 | 2,973 | ▲ 295 |
| 1933 | 6 | 3,268 | ▼ 419 |
| 1932 | 8 | 2,849 | back (not recorded in 1931) |
| 1930 | 6 | 3,592 | ▲ 367 |
| 1929 | 5 | 3,959 | ▼ 1,300 |
| 1928 | 10 | 2,659 | ▲ 44 |
| 1927 | 10 | 2,703 | back (not recorded in 1926) |
| 1925 | 5 | 4,197 | ▼ 1,174 |
| 1924 | 9 | 3,023 | ▲ 799 |
| 1923 | 6 | 3,822 | ▼ 570 |
| 1922 | 8 | 3,252 | ▲ 1,070 |
| 1921 | 5 | 4,322 | ▼ 1,114 |
| 1920 | 8 | 3,208 | ▲ 183 |
| 1919 | 7 | 3,391 | ▲ 788 |
| 1918 | 5 | 4,179 | back (not recorded in 1917) |
| 1916 | 12 | 2,259 | back (not recorded in 1915) |
| 1914 | 6 | 2,915 | ▼ 94 |
| 1913 | 5 | 2,821 | back (not recorded in 1911–1912) |
| 1910 | 5 | 1,589 | back (not recorded in 1883–1909) |
| 1882 | 7 | 754 | new |
Notable people named Marsh
- Marsh Mokhtari is a British TV host, actor and producer based in the US.