Marci

#4,758 for girls in 2025, 28 births · Last seen for boys in 1979 at #6,056
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1971 · 792 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,026
since 1938

Marci over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Marci has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #331, 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
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2025#4,75828—
2024#4,77228—
2023#4,19134—
2022#5,30924—
2021#6,17419—
2020#5,66721—
2019#4,65329—
2018#5,61922—
2017#5,19125—
2016#6,18620—
2015#6,45219—
2014#6,20720—
2013#5,14326—
2012#4,95728—
2011#5,93522—
2010#7,88015—
2009#6,31721—
2008#8,10915—
2007#5,37726—
2006#6,84018—
2005#7,13816—
2004#6,21619—
2003#4,53628—
2002#6,69816—
2001#4,68825—
2000#5,93718—
1999#5,03921—
1998#3,83130—
1997#3,30235—
1996#3,36134—
1995#2,73544—
1994#2,32356—
1993#1,98570—
1992#1,56599—
1991#1,547100—
1990#1,292126—
1989#1,063159—
1988#1,033156—
1987#1,015153—
1986#1,005153—
1985#772219—
1984#715231—
1983#661260—
1982#594305—
1981#501401—
1980#475445—
1979#503400#6,0565
1978#499387—
1977#521353—
1976#499358—
1975#464407—
1974#403501—
1973#398505—
1972#376569—
1971#331792#4,3756
1970#372644—
1969#416528—
1968#458445—
1967#404515—
1966#476389—
1965#475397—
1964#501380—
1963#559306—
1962#541328—
1961#588296—
1960#639250—
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1957#727189—
1956#736172—
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1952#99789—
1951#1,07874—
1950#1,25953—
1949#1,62733—
1948#1,82027—
1947#1,86327—
1946#3,21710—
1945#2,74211—
1944#2,62512—
1943#2,25116—
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First appearance
1938

The first year at least five girls were named Marci! It came in at #4,342, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1940–1941, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Marci is popular in 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedAKMaine: #231 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,308 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedNHWashington: #365 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,399 girlsWAIdaho: #177 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 677 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedMNIllinois: #364 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,331 girlsILWisconsin: #353 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,056 girlsWIMichigan: #336 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,380 girlsMINew York: #449 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 3,079 girlsNYMassachusetts: #252 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,711 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedRIOregon: #166 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 743 girlsORNevada: #148 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 546 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedSDIowa: #213 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsIAIndiana: #356 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,646 girlsINOhio: #335 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,402 girlsOHPennsylvania: #281 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,717 girlsPANew Jersey: #501 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,074 girlsNJConnecticut: #343 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,260 girlsCTCalifornia: #395 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 2,323 girlsCAUtah: #109 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 421 girlsUTColorado: #318 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,749 girlsCONebraska: #246 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsNEMissouri: #304 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,840 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedWVVirginia: #476 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,229 girlsVAMaryland: #435 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,430 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedDEArizona: #329 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,608 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedNMKansas: #165 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 725 girlsKSArkansas: #352 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,181 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #547 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,242 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #374 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,329 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedALGeorgia: #334 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,116 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedHITexas: #421 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,536 girlsTXFlorida: #439 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,177 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#109 · 1 in 421
  2. Nevada#148 · 1 in 546
  3. Kansas#165 · 1 in 725
  4. Oregon#166 · 1 in 743
  5. Idaho#177 · 1 in 677

Best ever in a state: #88 in Utah, 1974.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#109251 in 421
Nevada#14851 in 546
Kansas#165171 in 725
Oregon#166171 in 743
Idaho#17771 in 677
Iowa#213151 in 1,162
Maine#23151 in 1,308
Nebraska#24671 in 1,336
Massachusetts#252201 in 1,711
Pennsylvania#281421 in 1,717
Missouri#304171 in 1,840
Colorado#31891 in 1,749
Arizona#32991 in 1,608
Georgia#334171 in 2,116
Ohio#335311 in 2,402
Michigan#336261 in 2,380
Connecticut#34371 in 2,260
Arkansas#35261 in 2,181
Wisconsin#35391 in 3,056
Indiana#356141 in 2,646
Illinois#364321 in 2,331
Washington#36581 in 2,399
Oklahoma#37471 in 2,329
California#395591 in 2,323
Texas#421381 in 2,536
Maryland#43561 in 3,430
Florida#439141 in 3,177
New York#449361 in 3,079
Virginia#47671 in 4,229
New Jersey#501101 in 4,074
North Carolina#54771 in 5,242
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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 Marci
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 14 spots since 2024 (#4,772 → #4,758)
  • 909 spots since 2020 (#5,667 → #4,758)
  • 1,694 spots since 2015 (#6,452 → #4,758)
  • Biggest jump: 87 spots in 1954 (#921 → #834)
  • Biggest drop: 233 spots in 1986 (#772 → #1,005)
Rise & fade · girls
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1938
  • Peaked 1971 at #331 (792 births)
  • Births halved by 1976, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 34 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 34 yrs · run 1952–1985
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,101
  • Highest: 1 in 2,101 girls born in 1971 were named Marci (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 57,402 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 35.0% of all girls named Marci (4,916) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s11#3,782 (1939)#4,062
1940s146#1,627 (1949)#2,391
1950s1,440#602 (1959)#864
1960s3,834#404 (1967)#506
1970s4,916#331 (1971)#437
1980s2,482#475 (1980)#783
1990s615#1,292 (1990)#2,698
2000s202#4,536 (2003)#6,186
2010s226#4,653 (2019)#5,822
2020s154#4,191 (2023)#5,145

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.

Marci in 1972

girls
#376
569 births · 1 in 2,674 girls

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #376Marci569
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 2,674 of them was named Marci, which outranked 96.1% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marci
  1. #372Josephine580
  2. #374Jeannette574
  3. #374Miriam574
  4. #376Marci569
  5. #376Cecilia569
  6. #376Vivian569
  7. #379Alma568
  8. #379Tania568
  9. #381Constance562

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

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

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

See the top 100 for 1972 →