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Marsha

Marsha is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleHigh

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
High (source weight of at least 64; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Great Britain
US records 1880–2017
250 male / 104,049 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Marsha

If you do not know Marsha’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Marsha,” in English, “Guten Tag Marsha,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Marsha,

German

Guten Tag Marsha,

French

Bonjour Marsha,

Spanish

Estimado/a Marsha:

Chinese

Marsha您好：

Japanese

Marsha様

English

Hi Marsha,

German

Hi Marsha,

French

Salut Marsha,

Spanish

Hola Marsha,

Chinese

Marsha你好：

Japanese

Marshaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Marsha by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesvery commonwoman's name
Great Britainrarewoman's name

United States birth data

250 male · 104,049 female · 104,299 births recorded

Male ≈ 0.2%Female ≈ 99.8%

Records from 1980–2017: 0.2% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Marsha a male or female name?

Marsha is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Marsha in an email?

If you do not know Marsha’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Marsha,” in English, “Guten Tag Marsha,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Marsha a unisex name?

Marsha is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Marsha a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/marsha. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_marsha,
  title  = {Is Marsha a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/marsha},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}