Marcia
#3,389 for girls in 2025, 45 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #7,905
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1951 · 5,299 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 13 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 133,320since 1880
Marcia over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,389 | 45 | — | |
| 2024 | #4,114 | 35 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,191 | 34 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,827 | 39 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,090 | 35 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,450 | 44 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,665 | 41 | — | |
| 2018 | #4,357 | 32 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,220 | 34 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,464 | 45 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,842 | 39 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,369 | 47 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,076 | 36 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,583 | 44 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,407 | 47 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,075 | 54 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,892 | 60 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,267 | 51 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,433 | 77 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,419 | 77 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,482 | 70 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,446 | 69 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,610 | 61 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,447 | 65 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,126 | 77 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,845 | 93 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,874 | 84 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,734 | 91 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,733 | 89 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,551 | 102 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,401 | 117 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,346 | 124 | — | |
| 1993 | #983 | 188 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,116 | 159 | — | |
| 1991 | #965 | 195 | — | |
| 1990 | #900 | 213 | — | |
| 1989 | #871 | 212 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #759 | 246 | — | |
| 1987 | #661 | 284 | — | |
| 1986 | #666 | 277 | — | |
| 1985 | #584 | 334 | — | |
| 1984 | #543 | 350 | — | |
| 1983 | #532 | 357 | — | |
| 1982 | #465 | 453 | — | |
| 1981 | #415 | 530 | — | |
| 1980 | #414 | 535 | — | |
| 1979 | #365 | 620 | — | |
| 1978 | #325 | 706 | — | |
| 1977 | #328 | 715 | — | |
| 1976 | #304 | 753 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #295 | 795 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #264 | 957 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #267 | 935 | — | |
| 1972 | #265 | 995 | #4,986 | 5 |
| 1971 | #243 | 1,204 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #244 | 1,285 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #260 | 1,112 | — | |
| 1968 | #242 | 1,144 | — | |
| 1967 | #224 | 1,308 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1966 | #214 | 1,418 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #212 | 1,549 | — | |
| 1964 | #190 | 1,932 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #180 | 2,157 | #2,858 | 9 |
| 1962 | #168 | 2,428 | — | |
| 1961 | #155 | 2,685 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #156 | 2,694 | #3,077 | 8 |
| 1959 | #141 | 3,091 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #128 | 3,353 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #126 | 3,538 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #110 | 4,069 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #98 | 4,412 | #3,201 | 7 |
| 1954 | #90 | 4,744 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #84 | 5,062 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | #80 | 5,210 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #74 | 5,299 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #77 | 4,955 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #78 | 4,651 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #79 | 4,640 | #2,027 | 14 |
| 1947 | #81 | 4,472 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #89 | 3,946 | #2,403 | 10 |
| 1945 | #88 | 3,206 | — | |
| 1944 | #89 | 3,140 | — | |
| 1943 | #96 | 2,970 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #105 | 2,669 | #1,946 | 14 |
| 1941 | #105 | 2,430 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #112 | 2,273 | #2,671 | 8 |
| 1939 | #109 | 2,346 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #116 | 2,169 | #2,646 | 8 |
| 1937 | #124 | 1,948 | #2,197 | 11 |
| 1936 | #138 | 1,595 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #149 | 1,339 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #157 | 1,267 | — | |
| 1933 | #162 | 1,140 | #2,738 | 8 |
| 1932 | #191 | 951 | — | |
| 1931 | #215 | 799 | — | |
| 1930 | #231 | 692 | — | |
| 1929 | #263 | 584 | — | |
| 1928 | #281 | 540 | — | |
| 1927 | #287 | 538 | — | |
| 1926 | #302 | 487 | — | |
| 1925 | #315 | 448 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #312 | 460 | — | |
| 1923 | #292 | 492 | — | |
| 1922 | #313 | 428 | — | |
| 1921 | #307 | 451 | — | |
| 1920 | #347 | 361 | — | |
| 1919 | #357 | 325 | — | |
| 1918 | #409 | 256 | — | |
| 1917 | #445 | 208 | — | |
| 1916 | #491 | 171 | — | |
| 1915 | #462 | 178 | — | |
| 1914 | #478 | 132 | — | |
| 1913 | #472 | 113 | — | |
| 1912 | #479 | 99 | — | |
| 1911 | #496 | 69 | — | |
| 1910 | #539 | 57 | — | |
| 1909 | #509 | 54 | — | |
| 1908 | #462 | 61 | — | |
| 1907 | #588 | 39 | — | |
| 1906 | #509 | 46 | — | |
| 1905 | #579 | 36 | — | |
| 1904 | #682 | 26 | — | |
| 1903 | #522 | 38 | — | |
| 1902 | #591 | 31 | — | |
| 1901 | #723 | 20 | — | |
| 1900 | #576 | 36 | — | |
| 1899 | #644 | 23 | — | |
| 1898 | #555 | 33 | — | |
| 1897 | #594 | 26 | — | |
| 1896 | #594 | 27 | — | |
| 1895 | #530 | 31 | — | |
| 1894 | #597 | 24 | — | |
| 1893 | #414 | 42 | — | |
| 1892 | #453 | 36 | — | |
| 1891 | #483 | 28 | — | |
| 1890 | #578 | 20 | — | |
| 1889 | #486 | 26 | — | |
| 1888 | #486 | 26 | — | |
| 1887 | #524 | 18 | — | |
| 1886 | #508 | 19 | — | |
| 1885 | #438 | 23 | — | |
| 1884 | #449 | 20 | — | |
| 1883 | #386 | 23 | — | |
| 1882 | #596 | 10 | — | |
| 1881 | #470 | 13 | — | |
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Marcia was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 14 girls a year got the name.
Where Marcia is popular in 1929
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Massachusetts#122 · 1 in 733
- Washington#135 · 1 in 702
- Michigan#144 · 1 in 914
- Nebraska#145 · 1 in 707
- New York#148 · 1 in 805
Best ever in a state: #31 in Iowa, 1948.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #122 | 43 | 1 in 733 |
| Washington | #135 | 13 | 1 in 702 |
| Michigan | #144 | 46 | 1 in 914 |
| Nebraska | #145 | 15 | 1 in 707 |
| New York | #148 | 120 | 1 in 805 |
| Connecticut | #151 | 12 | 1 in 928 |
| Indiana | #170 | 22 | 1 in 1,122 |
| Minnesota | #184 | 14 | 1 in 1,372 |
| Wisconsin | #185 | 17 | 1 in 1,396 |
| Ohio | #192 | 39 | 1 in 1,317 |
| New Jersey | #195 | 19 | 1 in 1,535 |
| Kansas | #200 | 12 | 1 in 1,168 |
| Iowa | #204 | 13 | 1 in 1,426 |
| Illinois | #210 | 37 | 1 in 1,542 |
| Missouri | #221 | 19 | 1 in 1,456 |
| Pennsylvania | #238 | 34 | 1 in 2,439 |
| Colorado | #248 | 5 | 1 in 1,660 |
| California | #261 | 20 | 1 in 1,787 |
| Oklahoma | #343 | 9 | 1 in 2,534 |
| Kentucky | #423 | 6 | 1 in 4,410 |
| North Carolina | #456 | 6 | 1 in 5,979 |
| Texas | #916 | 5 | 1 in 12,064 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 725 spots since 2024 (#4,114 → #3,389)
- 61 spots since 2020 (#3,450 → #3,389)
- 453 spots since 2015 (#3,842 → #3,389)
- Biggest jump: 210 spots in 1883 (#596 → #386)
- Biggest drop: 363 spots in 1994 (#983 → #1,346)
Rise & fade · girls
71 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1951 at #74 (5,299 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 13 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 13 yrs · run 1943–1955
- Top 1,000: 113 yrs · run 1880–1991
Share of babies · girls
1 in 340
- Highest: 1 in 340 girls born in 1951 were named Marcia (0.29%)
- Latest: 1 in 35,717 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 32.8% of all girls named Marcia (43,733) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 187 | #386 (1883) | #492 |
| 1890s | 290 | #414 (1893) | #544 |
| 1900s | 387 | #462 (1908) | #574 |
| 1910s | 1,608 | #357 (1919) | #463 |
| 1920s | 4,789 | #263 (1929) | #302 |
| 1930s | 14,246 | #109 (1939) | #159 |
| 1940s | 34,397 | #78 (1949) | #92 |
| 1950s | 43,733 | #74 (1951) | #101 |
| 1960s | 18,427 | #155 (1961) | #200 |
| 1970s | 8,965 | #243 (1971) | #290 |
| 1980s | 3,578 | #414 (1980) | #591 |
| 1990s | 1,362 | #900 (1990) | #1,360 |
| 2000s | 700 | #1,845 (2000) | #2,497 |
| 2010s | 419 | #3,075 (2010) | #3,706 |
| 2020s | 232 | #3,389 (2025) | #3,844 |
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.
Marcia in 1929
girls
#263
584 births · 1 in 1,912 girls
Top girls' names in 1929
More about 1929
girls
1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 1,912 of them was named Marcia, which outranked 95.0% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Marcia
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.