Marcy

#3,459 for girls in 2025, 44 births · Last seen for boys in 1985 at #6,523
Given to girls 98.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1971 · 1,155 births
Debut · girls
11 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
21,787
since 1915

Marcy over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Marcy has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201959peak #256, 1971girls
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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#3,45944
2024#3,69541
2023#3,83339
2022#4,47231
2021#3,73540
2020#3,91536
2019#4,77328
2018#4,76828
2017#5,33824
2016#3,84939
2015#4,40332
2014#5,31025
2013#3,70341
2012#4,83629
2011#5,35825
2010#4,97428
2009#4,01338
2008#5,57425
2007#4,38034
2006#4,46332
2005#4,82827
2004#3,33345
2003#3,65538
2002#3,28342
2001#3,70335
2000#2,97447
1999#2,81248
1998#3,22238
1997#2,62248
1996#2,28258
1995#1,95570
1994#2,46551
1993#1,66490
1992#1,474107
1991#1,233138
1990#1,036173
1989#1,067158
1988#923183
1987#935175
1986#909177
1985#838194#6,5235
1984#687244
1983#720231#6,2385
1982#603297
1981#540348
1980#460460#6,2505
1979#468429
1978#489397
1977#490389#5,8455
1976#428468
1975#383536#4,7976
1974#325682#5,2275
1973#333663#3,22310
1972#280917#3,6228
1971#2561,155#4,3756
1970#346742#3,5218
1969#347671
1968#382579#2,73510
1967#406514
1966#410513#3,5376
1965#429479#3,2447
1964#405579
1963#390610#3,0448
1962#370644#4,0335
1961#418543#3,3567
1960#424527#3,3377
1959#419512#3,0378
1958#424490#3,9445
1957#428481#3,2577
1956#464400
1955#434420
1954#458371
1953#454362
1952#420412
1951#430375
1950#560220#3,6815
1949#581203
1948#689145#2,6089
1947#676154#3,7335
1946#695134
1945#692116#3,3385
1944#82186
1943#83886
1942#1,01959#2,9407
1941#1,20639
1940#1,04647#3,4595
1939#1,19437
1938#1,25034
1937#1,58023#2,4799
1936#1,16537
1935#1,55023#3,6455
1934#1,34429
1933#1,90617#3,6425
1932#1,81719
1931#1,45926
1930#1,74821
1929#1,64223
1928#1,83721#2,65910
1927#1,93520#4,2105
1926#2,87211#3,3857
1925#2,11918#3,7416
1924#2,97311
1923#3,3509#3,8226
1922#3,3799#3,5327
1921#2,37815#3,5177
1920#4,3986
1919#3,8177
1918#3,02410#4,1795
1917#2,42813#3,5456
1916#3,5527
1915#2,52611#2,6219
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First appearance
1915

The first year at least five girls were named Marcy! It came in at #2,526, and was given to 11 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1919–1920, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Marcy is popular in 1959

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNHWashington: #426 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,567 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #206 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 992 girlsNDMinnesota: #342 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,307 girlsMNIllinois: #421 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 4,169 girlsILWisconsin: #349 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,039 girlsWIMichigan: #328 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,816 girlsMINew York: #339 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 2,673 girlsNYMassachusetts: #252 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,324 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedRIOregon: #266 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #218 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,215 girlsSDIowa: #302 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,386 girlsIAIndiana: #399 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,172 girlsINOhio: #337 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,026 girlsOHPennsylvania: #317 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,789 girlsPANew Jersey: #336 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,177 girlsNJConnecticut: #297 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,715 girlsCTCalifornia: #473 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 4,159 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedUTColorado: #372 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,701 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #358 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,213 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #607 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,117 girlsVAMaryland: #353 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,049 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #376 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,402 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedARTennessee: #574 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,318 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #264 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,778 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedHITexas: #526 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,741 girlsTXFlorida: #349 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,569 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#206 · 1 in 992
  2. South Dakota#218 · 1 in 1,215
  3. Massachusetts#252 · 1 in 2,324
  4. Oklahoma#264 · 1 in 1,778
  5. Oregon#266 · 1 in 1,526

Best ever in a state: #98 in Wyoming, 1971.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#20671 in 992
South Dakota#21861 in 1,215
Massachusetts#252231 in 2,324
Oklahoma#264121 in 1,778
Oregon#266101 in 1,526
Connecticut#29791 in 2,715
Iowa#302121 in 2,386
Pennsylvania#317411 in 2,789
Michigan#328321 in 2,816
New Jersey#336181 in 3,177
Ohio#337351 in 3,026
New York#339631 in 2,673
Minnesota#342121 in 3,307
Florida#349191 in 2,569
Wisconsin#349111 in 4,039
Maryland#353101 in 3,049
Missouri#358141 in 3,213
Colorado#37271 in 2,701
New Mexico#37651 in 2,402
Indiana#399121 in 4,172
Illinois#421261 in 4,169
Washington#42681 in 3,567
California#473401 in 4,159
Texas#526241 in 4,741
Tennessee#57451 in 7,318
Virginia#60751 in 8,117
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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 Marcy
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 236 spots since 2024 (#3,695#3,459)
  • 456 spots since 2020 (#3,915#3,459)
  • 944 spots since 2015 (#4,403#3,459)
  • Biggest jump: 181 spots in 1943 (#1,019#838)
  • Biggest drop: 151 spots in 1985 (#687#838)
Rise & fade · girls
56 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1915
  • Peaked 1971 at #256 (1,155 births)
  • Births halved by 1975, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 46 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 46 yrs · run 1943–1988
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,441
  • Highest: 1 in 1,441 girls born in 1971 were named Marcy (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 36,529 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 29.3% of all girls named Marcy (6,378) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s48#2,428 (1917)#3,069
1920s143#1,642 (1929)#2,688
1930s266#1,165 (1936)#1,501
1940s1,069#581 (1949)#826
1950s4,043#419 (1959)#449
1960s5,659#347 (1969)#398
1970s6,378#256 (1971)#380
1980s2,467#460 (1980)#768
1990s821#1,036 (1990)#2,077
2000s363#2,974 (2000)#4,021
2010s299#3,703 (2013)#4,731
2020s231#3,459 (2025)#3,852

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.

Marcy in 1959

girls
#419
512 births · 1 in 3,952 girls
boys
#3,037
8 births · 1 in 266,815 boys

Top girls' names in 1959

  1. #1Mary54,502
  2. #2Susan41,617
  3. #3Linda40,410
  4. #4Karen36,784
  5. #5Donna36,468
  6. #6Patricia35,223
  7. #7Debra31,388
  8. #8Cynthia30,186
  9. #9Deborah29,546
  10. #10Lisa25,699
  11. #419Marcy512

Top boys' names in 1959

  1. #1Michael85,294
  2. #2David83,977
  3. #3James78,648
  4. #4John76,446
  5. #5Robert74,542
  6. #6Mark56,945
  7. #7William51,386
  8. #8Richard47,202
  9. #9Thomas40,296
  10. #10Steven33,597
  11. #3,037Marcy8
More about 1959

girls

2,023,462 girls got a published name in 1959; 1 in 3,952 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 94.2% of the 7,202 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #416Lena514
  2. #416Tammi514
  3. #418Harriet513
  4. #419Marcy512
  5. #420Verna509
  6. #421Dee507
  7. #421Lorri507
Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. 1,090Alesia#1,985#895
  2. 948Tori#1,791#843
  3. 440Taryn#1,211#771
  4. 437Venus#1,007#570
  5. 393Vilma#1,364#971
Fallers
  1. 283Dani#961#1,244
  2. 257Nicki#973#1,230
  3. 235Lanita#973#1,208
  4. 219Concetta#973#1,192
  5. 197Gisele#766#963

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

boys

2,134,518 boys got a published name in 1959; 1 in 266,815 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 33.6% of the 4,572 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #2,821Worth9
  2. #2,821Yehuda9
  3. #2,821Yosef9
  4. #3,037Marcy8
  5. #3,037Abbie8
  6. #3,037Able8
  7. #3,037Abran8
  8. #3,290Achille7
  9. #3,290Aharon7
  10. #3,290Alessandro7

Tied with 252 names at #3,037; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1958
Risers
  1. 2,208Efrem#3,033#825
  2. 901Darin#1,677#776
  3. 871Yancy#1,557#686
  4. 708Raynard#1,677#969
  5. 644Darrin#1,396#752
Fallers
  1. 307Jace#761#1,068
  2. 241Otha#915#1,156
  3. 234Cheryl#994#1,228
  4. 230Dann#969#1,199
  5. 227Carnell#777#1,004

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

See the top 100 for 1959