Marsh
In ecology, a marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous plants rather than by woody plants. More in general, the word can be used for any low-lying and seasonally waterlogged terrain. In Europe and in agricultural literature low-lying meadows that require draining and embanked polderlands are also referred to as marshes or marshland.
Meaning & Origin of Marsh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In ecology, a marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous plants rather than by woody plants. More in general, the word can be used for any low-lying and seasonally waterlogged terrain. In Europe and in agricultural literature low-lying meadows that require draining and embanked polderlands are also referred to as marshes or marshland.
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The Story of Marsh
The earliest SSA record of Marsh as a baby boy name dates back to 1882, when 7 babies received it. 1938 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Marsh — #1,976 in the national rankings. About 22% of every Marsh on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Marsh last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 398 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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About the name Marsh
Marsh is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 398 births in the dataset. Marsh's peak popularity came in 1938 when it ranked #1,976. Use the chart and map above to compare Marsh's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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