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Marshia
How to Pronounce Marshia
Pronounced MAR-shuh /ΛmΙΛr.ΚΙ/Medium
Meaning: Marshia is a phonetic respelling of Marcia, the Latin feminine form of Marcus. Marcus derives from Mars, the Roman god of war, so the name is traditionally read as of Mars or warlike. The -shia spelling simply mirrors how Marcia sounds.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Marshia tracks the parent name Marcia, which was fashionable for American girls through the nineteen-forties and fifties. This spelling caught a small share of that popularity, reaching its modest high in 1951 before slipping away.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak, and its run had ended by the mid-nineteen-eighties. A girl named Marshia at that high point would be in her mid-seventies today, and she was almost certainly called Marcia or Marsha in everyday life.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Marshia mean?
It is a respelling of Marcia, the Latin feminine of Marcus, read as of Mars or warlike.
How do you pronounce Marshia?
It is said MAR-shuh /ΛmΙΛr.ΚΙ/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Marshia a boy or girl name?
Marshia is recorded as a girl's name.
How popular is Marshia?
It has always been very rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the early nineteen-fifties.