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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201961peak #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 1961

  • 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: #261 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,463 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #242 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,304 girlsNDMinnesota: #384 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,293 girlsMNIllinois: #361 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,046 girlsILWisconsin: #346 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,683 girlsWIMichigan: #359 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,475 girlsMINew York: #386 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 3,294 girlsNYMassachusetts: #422 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,002 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedRIOregon: #285 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,730 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #206 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,010 girlsSDIowa: #279 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,178 girlsIAIndiana: #367 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,327 girlsINOhio: #317 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,743 girlsOHPennsylvania: #231 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 1,542 girlsPANew Jersey: #383 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,915 girlsNJConnecticut: #288 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,233 girlsCTCalifornia: #431 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 3,368 girlsCAUtah: #320 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,766 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedCONebraska: #290 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,112 girlsNEMissouri: #633 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,860 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedVAMaryland: #381 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,369 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedDEArizona: #414 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,559 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedTNNorth 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: #289 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,895 girlsOKLouisiana: #694 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,609 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedALGeorgia: #629 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,425 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedHITexas: #520 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 4,298 girlsTXFlorida: #543 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,563 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#206 · 1 in 1,010
  2. Pennsylvania#231 · 1 in 1,542
  3. North Dakota#242 · 1 in 1,304
  4. Washington#261 · 1 in 1,463
  5. Iowa#279 · 1 in 2,178

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#20671 in 1,010
Pennsylvania#231721 in 1,542
North Dakota#24251 in 1,304
Washington#261191 in 1,463
Iowa#279131 in 2,178
Oregon#28591 in 1,730
Connecticut#288111 in 2,233
Oklahoma#289111 in 1,895
Nebraska#29071 in 2,112
Ohio#317381 in 2,743
Utah#32061 in 1,766
Wisconsin#346121 in 3,683
Michigan#359251 in 3,475
Illinois#361351 in 3,046
Indiana#367151 in 3,327
Maryland#38191 in 3,369
New Jersey#383151 in 3,915
Minnesota#38491 in 4,293
New York#386511 in 3,294
Arizona#41461 in 2,559
Massachusetts#42291 in 6,002
California#431521 in 3,368
Texas#520261 in 4,298
Florida#54391 in 5,563
Georgia#62961 in 7,425
Missouri#63351 in 8,860
Louisiana#69451 in 7,609
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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 1961

girls
#418
543 births · 1 in 3,717 girls
boys
#3,356
7 births · 1 in 303,456 boys

Top girls' names in 1961

  1. #1Mary47,682
  2. #2Lisa42,720
  3. #3Susan37,532
  4. #4Linda35,597
  5. #5Karen34,707
  6. #6Patricia28,889
  7. #7Donna28,679
  8. #8Cynthia24,393
  9. #9Sandra24,153
  10. #10Deborah24,107
  11. #418Marcy543

Top boys' names in 1961

  1. #1Michael86,974
  2. #2David84,810
  3. #3John79,983
  4. #4James75,969
  5. #5Robert72,977
  6. #6Mark57,796
  7. #7William48,045
  8. #8Richard41,142
  9. #9Thomas37,565
  10. #10Steven32,275
  11. #3,356Marcy7
More about 1961

girls

2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 3,717 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 94.4% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #415Leann549
  2. #416Jerri547
  3. #417Monique544
  4. #418Marcy543
  5. #418Margarita543
  6. #420Elisa542
  7. #421Camille540
  8. #421Kristen540

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 997Corinna#1,811 → #814
  2. ↑ 789Sabra#1,637 → #848
  3. ↑ 745Velvet#1,286 → #541
  4. ↑ 601Johnna#1,043 → #442
  5. ↑ 600Damita#1,597 → #997
Fallers
  1. ↓ 317Sheena#980 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 253Lita#909 → #1,162
  3. ↓ 241Jannette#970 → #1,211
  4. ↓ 229Francisca#939 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 214Andra#822 → #1,036

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

boys

2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 303,456 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 27.9% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #3,097Zeferino8
  2. #3,097Zeno8
  3. #3,097Zimbalist8
  4. #3,356Marcy7
  5. #3,356Adelbert7
  6. #3,356Adonis7
  7. #3,356Alanzo7
  8. #3,652Abundio6
  9. #3,652Adelaido6
  10. #3,652Adriano6

Tied with 295 names at #3,356; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1960
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,171Parrish#4,038 → #867
  2. ↑ 589Brook#1,252 → #663
  3. ↑ 467Osvaldo#1,434 → #967
  4. ↑ 426Shayne#1,152 → #726
  5. ↑ 367Pernell#1,295 → #928
Fallers
  1. ↓ 425Wayde#672 → #1,097
  2. ↓ 380Yancy#923 → #1,303
  3. ↓ 301Jonas#905 → #1,206
  4. ↓ 264Tobin#833 → #1,097
  5. ↓ 253Keenan#748 → #1,001

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

See the top 100 for 1961 →