Marsha Blackburn
There are approximately 9 people named Marsha Blackburn living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 38,083,815 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Marsha with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Blackburn. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
9
1 in 38,083,815
Named Marsha
71K
Alive today
Named Blackburn
43K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 71K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1952
Average age: 67
Top Census group: White (81.4%)
Estimated bearers: 43K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #915
Per 100K: 12.56
Top ancestry: White (84.3%)
First name trend
Marsha: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Marsha. The peak year was 1952 with 5,590 births. The average person named Marsha today is 67 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Marsha
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Marsha, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 81.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Marsha described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Marsha at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White81.4% · 70,176
- Black or African American12.6% · 10,906
- Two or more races2.3% · 1,974
- Hispanic or Latino1.9% · 1,666
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 879
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 640
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Blackburn surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Blackburn, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 84.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Blackburn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Blackburn at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White84.3% · 31,641
- Black or African American7.2% · 2,690
- Two or more races4.1% · 1,522
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 1,166
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 299
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 238
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Marsha has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0206% of the US population, based on 70,537 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Marsha right now.
The surname Blackburn appears at a rate of 12.56 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0126%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 9 people with the full name Marsha Blackburn. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Marsha Blackburn: questions and answers
How many people are named Marsha Blackburn?
We estimate approximately 9 people in the United States share the full name Marsha Blackburn. That works out to about 1 in 38,083,815 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0206%) with the surname frequency (12.56 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Marsha Blackburn?
We classify Marsha Blackburn as "Very Rare". About 1 in 38,083,815 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Marsha a male or female name?
Marsha is predominantly female. Out of 104,427 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Marsha profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Marsha Blackburn?
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