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

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Peak · girls
1951 · 5,299 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
13 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
133,320
since 1880

Marcia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #74, 1951girls
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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#3,38945—
2024#4,11435—
2023#4,19134—
2022#3,82739—
2021#4,09035—
2020#3,45044—
2019#3,66541—
2018#4,35732—
2017#4,22034—
2016#3,46445—
2015#3,84239—
2014#3,36947—
2013#4,07636—
2012#3,58344—
2011#3,40747—
2010#3,07554—
2009#2,89260—
2008#3,26751—
2007#2,43377—
2006#2,41977—
2005#2,48270—
2004#2,44669—
2003#2,61061—
2002#2,44765—
2001#2,12677—
2000#1,84593—
1999#1,87484—
1998#1,73491—
1997#1,73389—
1996#1,551102—
1995#1,401117—
1994#1,346124—
1993#983188—
1992#1,116159—
1991#965195—
1990#900213—
1989#871212#7,9055
1988#759246—
1987#661284—
1986#666277—
1985#584334—
1984#543350—
1983#532357—
1982#465453—
1981#415530—
1980#414535—
1979#365620—
1978#325706—
1977#328715—
1976#304753#4,9356
1975#295795#5,4645
1974#264957#5,2275
1973#267935—
1972#265995#4,9865
1971#2431,204#3,9637
1970#2441,285#4,7245
1969#2601,112—
1968#2421,144—
1967#2241,308#3,5596
1966#2141,418#3,5376
1965#2121,549—
1964#1901,932#3,6016
1963#1802,157#2,8589
1962#1682,428—
1961#1552,685#2,70610
1960#1562,694#3,0778
1959#1413,091#3,6196
1958#1283,353#3,2757
1957#1263,538#3,5526
1956#1104,069#3,9425
1955#984,412#3,2017
1954#904,744#3,1767
1953#845,062#2,39111
1952#805,210#3,7345
1951#745,299#3,3646
1950#774,955#2,7708
1949#784,651#2,6069
1948#794,640#2,02714
1947#814,472#2,49810
1946#893,946#2,40310
1945#883,206—
1944#893,140—
1943#962,970#3,2316
1942#1052,669#1,94614
1941#1052,430#2,33310
1940#1122,273#2,6718
1939#1092,346#2,4499
1938#1162,169#2,6468
1937#1241,948#2,19711
1936#1381,595#3,5495
1935#1491,339#3,6455
1934#1571,267—
1933#1621,140#2,7388
1932#191951—
1931#215799—
1930#231692—
1929#263584—
1928#281540—
1927#287538—
1926#302487—
1925#315448#3,7416
1924#312460—
1923#292492—
1922#313428—
1921#307451—
1920#347361—
1919#357325—
1918#409256—
1917#445208—
1916#491171—
1915#462178—
1914#478132—
1913#472113—
1912#47999—
1911#49669—
1910#53957—
1909#50954—
1908#46261—
1907#58839—
1906#50946—
1905#57936—
1904#68226—
1903#52238—
1902#59131—
1901#72320—
1900#57636—
1899#64423—
1898#55533—
1897#59426—
1896#59427—
1895#53031—
1894#59724—
1893#41442—
1892#45336—
1891#48328—
1890#57820—
1889#48626—
1888#48626—
1887#52418—
1886#50819—
1885#43823—
1884#44920—
1883#38623—
1882#59610—
1881#47013—
1880#5809—
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 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #135 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 422 girlsAKMaine: #134 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 611 girlsMEVermont: #134 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 540 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #180 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 940 girlsNHWashington: #327 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,888 girlsWAIdaho: #180 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 711 girlsIDMontana: #133 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 477 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #195 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,126 girlsMNIllinois: #193 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsILWisconsin: #167 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 981 girlsWIMichigan: #167 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 858 girlsMINew York: #271 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 1,585 girlsNYMassachusetts: #190 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,178 girlsMARhode Island: #201 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,341 girlsRIOregon: #241 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #155 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 616 girlsSDIowa: #151 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 737 girlsIAIndiana: #149 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 754 girlsINOhio: #165 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 853 girlsOHPennsylvania: #165 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 928 girlsPANew Jersey: #263 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,711 girlsNJConnecticut: #205 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,227 girlsCTCalifornia: #328 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 1,912 girlsCAUtah: #300 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,492 girlsUTColorado: #219 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,016 girlsCONebraska: #135 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 552 girlsNEMissouri: #149 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 713 girlsMOKentucky: #186 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 984 girlsKYWest Virginia: #242 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,541 girlsWVVirginia: #212 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,196 girlsVAMaryland: #196 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,031 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedDEArizona: #288 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,273 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedNMKansas: #120 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 501 girlsKSArkansas: #209 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,035 girlsARTennessee: #218 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,246 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #253 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,576 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #259 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,577 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #202 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 883 girlsDCOklahoma: #235 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,039 girlsOKLouisiana: #234 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,156 girlsLAMississippi: #308 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,699 girlsMSAlabama: #281 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,671 girlsALGeorgia: #215 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,118 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marcia, so not publishedHITexas: #368 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,138 girlsTXFlorida: #270 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,479 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kansas#120 · 1 in 501
  2. Montana#133 · 1 in 477
  3. Vermont#134 · 1 in 540
  4. Maine#134 · 1 in 611
  5. Alaska#135 · 1 in 422

Best ever in a state: #31 in Iowa, 1948.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kansas#120271 in 501
Montana#13391 in 477
Maine#134121 in 611
Vermont#13451 in 540
Alaska#13551 in 422
Nebraska#135181 in 552
Indiana#149541 in 754
Missouri#149471 in 713
Iowa#151281 in 737
South Dakota#15571 in 616
Ohio#165971 in 853
Pennsylvania#165921 in 928
Michigan#167831 in 858
Wisconsin#167341 in 981
Idaho#18061 in 711
New Hampshire#18051 in 940
Kentucky#186251 in 984
Massachusetts#190371 in 1,178
Illinois#193841 in 1,017
Minnesota#195251 in 1,126
Maryland#196251 in 1,031
Rhode Island#20151 in 1,341
District of Columbia#202121 in 883
Connecticut#205171 in 1,227
Arkansas#209131 in 1,035
Virginia#212281 in 1,196
Georgia#215331 in 1,118
Tennessee#218241 in 1,246
Colorado#219151 in 1,016
Louisiana#234271 in 1,156
Oklahoma#235151 in 1,039
Oregon#241111 in 1,163
West Virginia#24281 in 1,541
North Carolina#253251 in 1,576
South Carolina#259131 in 1,577
New Jersey#263291 in 1,711
Florida#270281 in 1,479
New York#271881 in 1,585
Alabama#281161 in 1,671
Arizona#288101 in 1,273
Utah#30061 in 1,492
Mississippi#308111 in 1,699
Washington#327121 in 1,888
California#328801 in 1,912
Texas#368431 in 2,138
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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 Marcia
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s187#386 (1883)#492
1890s290#414 (1893)#544
1900s387#462 (1908)#574
1910s1,608#357 (1919)#463
1920s4,789#263 (1929)#302
1930s14,246#109 (1939)#159
1940s34,397#78 (1949)#92
1950s43,733#74 (1951)#101
1960s18,427#155 (1961)#200
1970s8,965#243 (1971)#290
1980s3,578#414 (1980)#591
1990s1,362#900 (1990)#1,360
2000s700#1,845 (2000)#2,497
2010s419#3,075 (2010)#3,706
2020s232#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 1967

girls
#224
1,308 births · 1 in 1,262 girls
boys
#3,559
6 births · 1 in 290,635 boys

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #224Marcia1,308

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #3,559Marcia6
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 1,262 of them was named Marcia, which outranked 97.1% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcia
  1. #221Rosa1,327
  2. #222Marsha1,317
  3. #223Christy1,314
  4. #224Marcia1,308
  5. #225Cheri1,305
  6. #226Kari1,303
  7. #226Teri1,303
Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

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

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 290,635 of them was named Marcia, which outranked 21.8% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcia
  1. #3,231Yuval7
  2. #3,231Yvon7
  3. #3,231Zak7
  4. #3,559Marcia6
  5. #3,559Abran6
  6. #3,559Adams6
  7. #3,559Adriano6
  8. #3,966Aarron5
  9. #3,966Abdullah5
  10. #3,966Abelino5

Tied with 406 names at #3,559; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →