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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #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 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedAKMaine: #170 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 806 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNHWashington: #303 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,737 girlsWAIdaho: #210 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 973 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #263 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,005 girlsMNIllinois: #508 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,680 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedWIMichigan: #254 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,649 girlsMINew York: #397 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,446 girlsNYMassachusetts: #372 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,857 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedRIOregon: #402 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,756 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedSDIowa: #285 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,951 girlsIAIndiana: #271 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,778 girlsINOhio: #302 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,041 girlsOHPennsylvania: #252 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,533 girlsPANew Jersey: #473 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,522 girlsNJConnecticut: #307 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,958 girlsCTCalifornia: #696 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 5,328 girlsCAUtah: #271 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,536 girlsUTColorado: #425 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,701 girlsCONebraska: #285 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,890 girlsNEMissouri: #349 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,458 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #326 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,317 girlsWVVirginia: #462 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,842 girlsVAMaryland: #466 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,490 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNMKansas: #306 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,859 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedARTennessee: #466 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,739 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: #337 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,005 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMSAlabama: #554 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,301 girlsALGeorgia: #423 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,807 girlsGAHawaii: #151 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 515 girlsHITexas: #646 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,835 girlsTXFlorida: #393 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,561 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#151 · 1 in 515
  2. Maine#170 · 1 in 806
  3. Idaho#210 · 1 in 973
  4. Pennsylvania#252 · 1 in 1,533
  5. Michigan#254 · 1 in 1,649

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#15191 in 515
Maine#17071 in 806
Idaho#21061 in 973
Pennsylvania#252421 in 1,533
Michigan#254331 in 1,649
Minnesota#263121 in 2,005
Indiana#271191 in 1,778
Utah#27191 in 1,536
Iowa#28591 in 1,951
Nebraska#28551 in 1,890
Ohio#302331 in 2,041
Washington#303121 in 1,737
Kansas#30671 in 1,859
Connecticut#30771 in 1,958
West Virginia#32651 in 2,317
Oklahoma#33781 in 2,005
Missouri#349121 in 2,458
Massachusetts#372101 in 2,857
Florida#393161 in 2,561
New York#397411 in 2,446
Oregon#40251 in 2,756
Georgia#423111 in 2,807
Colorado#42561 in 2,701
Virginia#46271 in 3,842
Maryland#46651 in 3,490
Tennessee#46671 in 3,739
New Jersey#473101 in 3,522
Illinois#508191 in 3,680
Alabama#55451 in 4,301
Texas#646201 in 4,835
California#696271 in 5,328
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Delaware
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Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Vermont
Wisconsin
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 1976

girls
#428
468 births · 1 in 3,131 girls

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #428Marcy468
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 3,131 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 96.1% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #425Carissa475
  2. #425Gail475
  3. #425Wendi475
  4. #428Marcy468
  5. #429Latanya465
  6. #430Annie464
  7. #430Jaimie464
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,548Rhiannon#4,141#593
  2. 3,533Mackenzie#4,370#837
  3. 3,060Khalilah#3,774#714
  4. 1,663Kenisha#2,612#949
  5. 1,455Latoria#2,411#956
Fallers
  1. 821Nyree#926#1,747
  2. 668Syreeta#778#1,446
  3. 505Cher#994#1,499
  4. 398Kandice#957#1,355
  5. 370Racquel#973#1,343

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

See the top 100 for 1976