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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#462 · 1 in 2,688
- Maryland#465 · 1 in 3,463
- Michigan#476 · 1 in 3,778
- Indiana#531 · 1 in 4,293
- Massachusetts#536 · 1 in 4,812
Best ever in a state: #31 in Iowa, 1948.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #462 | 5 | 1 in 2,688 |
| Maryland | #465 | 8 | 1 in 3,463 |
| Michigan | #476 | 16 | 1 in 3,778 |
| Indiana | #531 | 8 | 1 in 4,293 |
| Massachusetts | #536 | 8 | 1 in 4,812 |
| Tennessee | #537 | 7 | 1 in 4,255 |
| Pennsylvania | #600 | 13 | 1 in 5,525 |
| New Jersey | #623 | 9 | 1 in 5,332 |
| Ohio | #639 | 11 | 1 in 6,350 |
| Missouri | #680 | 5 | 1 in 6,506 |
| Washington | #737 | 5 | 1 in 5,897 |
| Georgia | #791 | 6 | 1 in 6,974 |
| Florida | #865 | 10 | 1 in 7,703 |
| New York | #894 | 15 | 1 in 7,919 |
| Illinois | #908 | 9 | 1 in 8,588 |
| California | #1,138 | 22 | 1 in 11,090 |
| Texas | #1,294 | 10 | 1 in 13,338 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1951 at #74 (5,299 births)
- Births halved by 1962, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 13 yrs · run 1943–1955
- Top 1,000: 113 yrs · run 1880–1991
- Highest: 1 in 340 girls born in 1951 were named Marcia (0.29%)
- Latest: 1 in 35,717 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 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 1989
Top girls' names in 1989
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
girls
1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 8,696 of them was named Marcia, which outranked 94.0% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 400,186 of them was named Marcia, which outranked 14.4% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,327 names at #7,905; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.