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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #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—
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1948#1,82027—
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1946#3,21710—
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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 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedNHWashington: #335 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,070 girlsWAIdaho: #227 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsIDMontana: #147 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 619 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedMNIllinois: #599 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,822 girlsILWisconsin: #512 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,796 girlsWIMichigan: #397 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,173 girlsMINew York: #743 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 6,365 girlsNYMassachusetts: #455 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,202 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedRIOregon: #276 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,473 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedSDIowa: #317 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,368 girlsIAIndiana: #401 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,203 girlsINOhio: #522 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,010 girlsOHPennsylvania: #476 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,150 girlsPANew Jersey: #465 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,337 girlsNJConnecticut: #395 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,849 girlsCTCalifornia: #581 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 4,155 girlsCAUtah: #148 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 700 girlsUTColorado: #388 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,438 girlsCONebraska: #248 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,437 girlsNEMissouri: #493 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,426 girlsMOKentucky: #418 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,512 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedWVVirginia: #555 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,699 girlsVAMaryland: #369 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,307 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedDEArizona: #515 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,190 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedARTennessee: #539 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,674 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #346 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,114 girlsOKLouisiana: #775 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,597 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedMSAlabama: #588 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,601 girlsALGeorgia: #544 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,105 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marci, so not publishedHITexas: #557 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,864 girlsTXFlorida: #826 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,202 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#147 · 1 in 619
  2. Utah#148 · 1 in 700
  3. Idaho#227 · 1 in 1,046
  4. Nebraska#248 · 1 in 1,437
  5. Oregon#276 · 1 in 1,473

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#14771 in 619
Utah#148211 in 700
Idaho#22761 in 1,046
Nebraska#24871 in 1,437
Oregon#276101 in 1,473
Iowa#31781 in 2,368
Washington#335111 in 2,070
Oklahoma#34681 in 2,114
Maryland#36981 in 2,307
Colorado#38871 in 2,438
Connecticut#39551 in 2,849
Michigan#397181 in 3,173
Indiana#401111 in 3,203
Kentucky#41871 in 3,512
Massachusetts#45571 in 4,202
New Jersey#465111 in 3,337
Pennsylvania#476161 in 4,150
Missouri#49371 in 4,426
Wisconsin#51251 in 5,796
Arizona#51551 in 3,190
Ohio#522141 in 5,010
Tennessee#53961 in 4,674
Georgia#54481 in 4,105
Virginia#55561 in 4,699
Texas#557261 in 3,864
California#581361 in 4,155
Alabama#58851 in 4,601
Illinois#599151 in 4,822
New York#743161 in 6,365
Louisiana#77551 in 5,597
Florida#82661 in 7,202
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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 1977

girls
#521
353 births · 1 in 4,343 girls

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #521Marci353
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 4,343 of them was named Marci, which outranked 95.4% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marci
  1. #517Vivian361
  2. #519Leann359
  3. #520Valarie357
  4. #521Marci353
  5. #521Janie353
  6. #523Paige352
  7. #523Tiffani352
  8. #525Clarissa350

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

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →