Marcia

#3,389 for girls in 2025, 45 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #7,905
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1951 · 5,299 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
13 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
133,320
since 1880

Marcia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #74, 1951girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,38945—
2024#4,11435—
2023#4,19134—
2022#3,82739—
2021#4,09035—
2020#3,45044—
2019#3,66541—
2018#4,35732—
2017#4,22034—
2016#3,46445—
2015#3,84239—
2014#3,36947—
2013#4,07636—
2012#3,58344—
2011#3,40747—
2010#3,07554—
2009#2,89260—
2008#3,26751—
2007#2,43377—
2006#2,41977—
2005#2,48270—
2004#2,44669—
2003#2,61061—
2002#2,44765—
2001#2,12677—
2000#1,84593—
1999#1,87484—
1998#1,73491—
1997#1,73389—
1996#1,551102—
1995#1,401117—
1994#1,346124—
1993#983188—
1992#1,116159—
1991#965195—
1990#900213—
1989#871212#7,9055
1988#759246—
1987#661284—
1986#666277—
1985#584334—
1984#543350—
1983#532357—
1982#465453—
1981#415530—
1980#414535—
1979#365620—
1978#325706—
1977#328715—
1976#304753#4,9356
1975#295795#5,4645
1974#264957#5,2275
1973#267935—
1972#265995#4,9865
1971#2431,204#3,9637
1970#2441,285#4,7245
1969#2601,112—
1968#2421,144—
1967#2241,308#3,5596
1966#2141,418#3,5376
1965#2121,549—
1964#1901,932#3,6016
1963#1802,157#2,8589
1962#1682,428—
1961#1552,685#2,70610
1960#1562,694#3,0778
1959#1413,091#3,6196
1958#1283,353#3,2757
1957#1263,538#3,5526
1956#1104,069#3,9425
1955#984,412#3,2017
1954#904,744#3,1767
1953#845,062#2,39111
1952#805,210#3,7345
1951#745,299#3,3646
1950#774,955#2,7708
1949#784,651#2,6069
1948#794,640#2,02714
1947#814,472#2,49810
1946#893,946#2,40310
1945#883,206—
1944#893,140—
1943#962,970#3,2316
1942#1052,669#1,94614
1941#1052,430#2,33310
1940#1122,273#2,6718
1939#1092,346#2,4499
1938#1162,169#2,6468
1937#1241,948#2,19711
1936#1381,595#3,5495
1935#1491,339#3,6455
1934#1571,267—
1933#1621,140#2,7388
1932#191951—
1931#215799—
1930#231692—
1929#263584—
1928#281540—
1927#287538—
1926#302487—
1925#315448#3,7416
1924#312460—
1923#292492—
1922#313428—
1921#307451—
1920#347361—
1919#357325—
1918#409256—
1917#445208—
1916#491171—
1915#462178—
1914#478132—
1913#472113—
1912#47999—
1911#49669—
1910#53957—
1909#50954—
1908#46261—
1907#58839—
1906#50946—
1905#57936—
1904#68226—
1903#52238—
1902#59131—
1901#72320—
1900#57636—
1899#64423—
1898#55533—
1897#59426—
1896#59427—
1895#53031—
1894#59724—
1893#41442—
1892#45336—
1891#48328—
1890#57820—
1889#48626—
1888#48626—
1887#52418—
1886#50819—
1885#43823—
1884#44920—
1883#38623—
1882#59610—
1881#47013—
1880#5809—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Marcia was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 14 girls a year got the name.

Where Marcia is popular in 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedNHWashington: #610 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,534 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedMNIllinois: #562 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,434 girlsILWisconsin: #575 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,935 girlsWIMichigan: #455 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,769 girlsMINew York: #858 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,749 girlsNYMassachusetts: #587 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,850 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedIAIndiana: #656 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,573 girlsINOhio: #825 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 9,706 girlsOHPennsylvania: #548 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,909 girlsPANew Jersey: #552 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,666 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #627 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 4,830 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedUTColorado: #496 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,639 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedVAMaryland: #503 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,087 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedARTennessee: #400 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,061 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #532 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,445 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedALGeorgia: #411 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,899 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedHITexas: #758 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 6,583 girlsTXFlorida: #480 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,496 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Tennessee#400 · 1 in 3,061
  2. Georgia#411 · 1 in 2,899
  3. Michigan#455 · 1 in 3,769
  4. Florida#480 · 1 in 3,496
  5. Colorado#496 · 1 in 3,639

Best ever in a state: #31 in Iowa, 1948.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Tennessee#40091 in 3,061
Georgia#411131 in 2,899
Michigan#455151 in 3,769
Florida#480191 in 3,496
Colorado#49661 in 3,639
Maryland#50361 in 4,087
North Carolina#53281 in 4,445
Pennsylvania#548141 in 4,909
New Jersey#55291 in 4,666
Illinois#562161 in 4,434
Wisconsin#57551 in 5,935
Massachusetts#58761 in 5,850
Washington#61061 in 4,534
California#627431 in 4,830
Indiana#65651 in 6,573
Texas#758201 in 6,583
Ohio#82571 in 9,706
New York#858141 in 7,749
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Marcia
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 725 spots since 2024 (#4,114 → #3,389)
  • 61 spots since 2020 (#3,450 → #3,389)
  • 453 spots since 2015 (#3,842 → #3,389)
  • Biggest jump: 210 spots in 1883 (#596 → #386)
  • Biggest drop: 363 spots in 1994 (#983 → #1,346)
Rise & fade · girls
71 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1951 at #74 (5,299 births)
  • Births halved by 1962, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 13 yrs · run 1943–1955
  • Top 1,000: 113 yrs · run 1880–1991
Share of babies · girls
1 in 340
  • Highest: 1 in 340 girls born in 1951 were named Marcia (0.29%)
  • Latest: 1 in 35,717 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 32.8% of all girls named Marcia (43,733) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s187#386 (1883)#492
1890s290#414 (1893)#544
1900s387#462 (1908)#574
1910s1,608#357 (1919)#463
1920s4,789#263 (1929)#302
1930s14,246#109 (1939)#159
1940s34,397#78 (1949)#92
1950s43,733#74 (1951)#101
1960s18,427#155 (1961)#200
1970s8,965#243 (1971)#290
1980s3,578#414 (1980)#591
1990s1,362#900 (1990)#1,360
2000s700#1,845 (2000)#2,497
2010s419#3,075 (2010)#3,706
2020s232#3,389 (2025)#3,844

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Marcia in 1986

girls
#666
277 births · 1 in 6,193 girls

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #666Marcia277
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 6,193 of them was named Marcia, which outranked 94.8% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcia
  1. #663Maranda279
  2. #663Marjorie279
  3. #663Roxana279
  4. #666Marcia277
  5. #667Darcy276
  6. #668Bernadette274
  7. #668David274
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1986 →