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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • 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: #301 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,850 girlsWAIdaho: #207 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 862 girlsIDMontana: #174 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 691 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #380 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,789 girlsMNIllinois: #402 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,674 girlsILWisconsin: #289 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,646 girlsWIMichigan: #282 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,052 girlsMINew York: #323 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 2,208 girlsNYMassachusetts: #445 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,421 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedRIOregon: #215 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,027 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #254 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,341 girlsSDIowa: #238 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,520 girlsIAIndiana: #354 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,025 girlsINOhio: #324 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,735 girlsOHPennsylvania: #216 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 1,338 girlsPANew Jersey: #456 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,755 girlsNJConnecticut: #314 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,630 girlsCTCalifornia: #410 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 2,991 girlsCAUtah: #230 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,056 girlsUTColorado: #468 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,836 girlsCONebraska: #221 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,195 girlsNEMissouri: #358 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,042 girlsMOKentucky: #487 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,136 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #414 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,023 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedDEArizona: #260 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,187 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNMKansas: #332 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,205 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #607 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,947 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #372 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,613 girlsDCOklahoma: #272 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,586 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: #681 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,736 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedHITexas: #504 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 4,095 girlsTXFlorida: #439 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,785 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#174 · 1 in 691
  2. Idaho#207 · 1 in 862
  3. Oregon#215 · 1 in 1,027
  4. Pennsylvania#216 · 1 in 1,338
  5. Nebraska#221 · 1 in 1,195

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#17491 in 691
Idaho#20771 in 862
Oregon#215151 in 1,027
Pennsylvania#216781 in 1,338
Nebraska#221121 in 1,195
Utah#230101 in 1,056
Iowa#238181 in 1,520
South Dakota#25451 in 1,341
Arizona#260131 in 1,187
Oklahoma#272131 in 1,586
Michigan#282401 in 2,052
Wisconsin#289161 in 2,646
Washington#301151 in 1,850
Connecticut#31491 in 2,630
New York#323741 in 2,208
Ohio#324361 in 2,735
Kansas#33291 in 2,205
Indiana#354161 in 3,025
Missouri#358141 in 3,042
District of Columbia#37251 in 2,613
Minnesota#380101 in 3,789
Illinois#402281 in 3,674
California#410581 in 2,991
Virginia#414101 in 4,023
Florida#439131 in 3,785
Massachusetts#44581 in 6,421
New Jersey#456121 in 4,755
Colorado#46851 in 3,836
Kentucky#48761 in 5,136
Texas#504271 in 4,095
North Carolina#60761 in 7,947
Georgia#68151 in 8,736
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Wyoming

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 1962

girls
#370
644 births · 1 in 3,054 girls
boys
#4,033
5 births · 1 in 413,754 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #370Marcy644

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #4,033Marcy5
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 3,054 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 95.1% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #367Naomi656
  2. #368Billie654
  3. #369Jeanine645
  4. #370Marcy644
  5. #371Monique642
  6. #372Rosalind634
  7. #373Sondra631
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. 1,281Tiffany#2,070#789
  2. 879Whitney#1,627#748
  3. 541Zina#1,533#992
  4. 414Glynis#1,406#992
  5. 408Lolita#978#570
Fallers
  1. 300Fern#821#1,121
  2. 259Jacklyn#815#1,074
  3. 255Dorthy#929#1,184
  4. 224Laurene#943#1,167
  5. 215Jimmie#911#1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 413,754 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 12.9% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #3,640Yarnell6
  2. #3,640Ygnacio6
  3. #3,640Yvon6
  4. #4,033Marcy5
  5. #4,033Able5
  6. #4,033Acy5
  7. #4,033Adelaido5

Tied with 598 names at #4,033; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. 490Ritchie#1,262#772
  2. 353King#1,349#996
  3. 338Arlie#1,322#984
  4. 250Robb#1,052#802
  5. 243Pernell#928#685
Fallers
  1. 351Mariano#928#1,279
  2. 349Michal#910#1,259
  3. 337Loran#958#1,295
  4. 292Sid#967#1,259
  5. 275Lorenza#940#1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962