Marcy

#3,459 for girls in 2025, 44 births · Last seen for boys in 1985 at #6,523
Given to girls 98.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1971 · 1,155 births
Debut · girls
11 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
21,787
since 1915

Marcy over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Marcy has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963peak #256, 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
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,45944—
2024#3,69541—
2023#3,83339—
2022#4,47231—
2021#3,73540—
2020#3,91536—
2019#4,77328—
2018#4,76828—
2017#5,33824—
2016#3,84939—
2015#4,40332—
2014#5,31025—
2013#3,70341—
2012#4,83629—
2011#5,35825—
2010#4,97428—
2009#4,01338—
2008#5,57425—
2007#4,38034—
2006#4,46332—
2005#4,82827—
2004#3,33345—
2003#3,65538—
2002#3,28342—
2001#3,70335—
2000#2,97447—
1999#2,81248—
1998#3,22238—
1997#2,62248—
1996#2,28258—
1995#1,95570—
1994#2,46551—
1993#1,66490—
1992#1,474107—
1991#1,233138—
1990#1,036173—
1989#1,067158—
1988#923183—
1987#935175—
1986#909177—
1985#838194#6,5235
1984#687244—
1983#720231#6,2385
1982#603297—
1981#540348—
1980#460460#6,2505
1979#468429—
1978#489397—
1977#490389#5,8455
1976#428468—
1975#383536#4,7976
1974#325682#5,2275
1973#333663#3,22310
1972#280917#3,6228
1971#2561,155#4,3756
1970#346742#3,5218
1969#347671—
1968#382579#2,73510
1967#406514—
1966#410513#3,5376
1965#429479#3,2447
1964#405579—
1963#390610#3,0448
1962#370644#4,0335
1961#418543#3,3567
1960#424527#3,3377
1959#419512#3,0378
1958#424490#3,9445
1957#428481#3,2577
1956#464400—
1955#434420—
1954#458371—
1953#454362—
1952#420412—
1951#430375—
1950#560220#3,6815
1949#581203—
1948#689145#2,6089
1947#676154#3,7335
1946#695134—
1945#692116#3,3385
1944#82186—
1943#83886—
1942#1,01959#2,9407
1941#1,20639—
1940#1,04647#3,4595
1939#1,19437—
1938#1,25034—
1937#1,58023#2,4799
1936#1,16537—
1935#1,55023#3,6455
1934#1,34429—
1933#1,90617#3,6425
1932#1,81719—
1931#1,45926—
1930#1,74821—
1929#1,64223—
1928#1,83721#2,65910
1927#1,93520#4,2105
1926#2,87211#3,3857
1925#2,11918#3,7416
1924#2,97311—
1923#3,3509#3,8226
1922#3,3799#3,5327
1921#2,37815#3,5177
1920#4,3986—
1919#3,8177—
1918#3,02410#4,1795
1917#2,42813#3,5456
1916#3,5527—
1915#2,52611#2,6219
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First appearance
1915

The first year at least five girls were named Marcy! It came in at #2,526, and was given to 11 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1919–1920, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Marcy is popular in 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNHWashington: #297 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,707 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #322 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,960 girlsMNIllinois: #346 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,679 girlsILWisconsin: #373 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,079 girlsWIMichigan: #338 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,761 girlsMINew York: #300 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 1,944 girlsNYMassachusetts: #316 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,043 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedRIOregon: #196 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 898 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedSDIowa: #330 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,816 girlsIAIndiana: #369 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,139 girlsINOhio: #347 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 2,994 girlsOHPennsylvania: #203 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 1,241 girlsPANew Jersey: #333 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,613 girlsNJConnecticut: #284 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,025 girlsCTCalifornia: #476 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 3,785 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedCONebraska: #273 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,730 girlsNEMissouri: #376 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,423 girlsMOKentucky: #527 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,035 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #547 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,632 girlsVAMaryland: #469 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,978 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedDEArizona: #458 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,011 girlsAZNew Mexico: #376 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,203 girlsNMKansas: #355 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,659 girlsKSArkansas: #433 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,499 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #295 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,831 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedALGeorgia: #532 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,452 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedHITexas: #452 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 3,153 girlsTXFlorida: #463 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,044 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#196 · 1 in 898
  2. Pennsylvania#203 · 1 in 1,241
  3. Nebraska#273 · 1 in 1,730
  4. Connecticut#284 · 1 in 2,025
  5. Oklahoma#295 · 1 in 1,831

Best ever in a state: #98 in Wyoming, 1971.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#196161 in 898
Pennsylvania#203821 in 1,241
Nebraska#27381 in 1,730
Connecticut#284121 in 2,025
Oklahoma#295111 in 1,831
Washington#297151 in 1,707
New York#300841 in 1,944
Massachusetts#316171 in 3,043
Minnesota#322121 in 2,960
Iowa#33091 in 2,816
New Jersey#333221 in 2,613
Michigan#338291 in 2,761
Illinois#346371 in 2,679
Ohio#347321 in 2,994
Kansas#35571 in 2,659
Indiana#369151 in 3,139
Wisconsin#373101 in 4,079
Missouri#376121 in 3,423
New Mexico#37651 in 2,203
Arkansas#43351 in 3,499
Texas#452341 in 3,153
Arizona#45851 in 3,011
Florida#463121 in 4,044
Maryland#46961 in 4,978
California#476461 in 3,785
Kentucky#52751 in 6,035
Georgia#53281 in 5,452
Virginia#54761 in 6,632
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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 Marcy
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 236 spots since 2024 (#3,695 → #3,459)
  • 456 spots since 2020 (#3,915 → #3,459)
  • 944 spots since 2015 (#4,403 → #3,459)
  • Biggest jump: 181 spots in 1943 (#1,019 → #838)
  • Biggest drop: 151 spots in 1985 (#687 → #838)
Rise & fade · girls
56 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1915
  • Peaked 1971 at #256 (1,155 births)
  • Births halved by 1975, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 46 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 46 yrs · run 1943–1988
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,441
  • Highest: 1 in 1,441 girls born in 1971 were named Marcy (0.07%)
  • Latest: 1 in 36,529 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 29.3% of all girls named Marcy (6,378) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s48#2,428 (1917)#3,069
1920s143#1,642 (1929)#2,688
1930s266#1,165 (1936)#1,501
1940s1,069#581 (1949)#826
1950s4,043#419 (1959)#449
1960s5,659#347 (1969)#398
1970s6,378#256 (1971)#380
1980s2,467#460 (1980)#768
1990s821#1,036 (1990)#2,077
2000s363#2,974 (2000)#4,021
2010s299#3,703 (2013)#4,731
2020s231#3,459 (2025)#3,852

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.

Marcy in 1963

girls
#390
610 births · 1 in 3,160 girls
boys
#3,044
8 births · 1 in 253,885 boys

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #390Marcy610

Top boys' names in 1963

  1. #1Michael83,771
  2. #2John78,636
  3. #3David78,444
  4. #4James71,294
  5. #5Robert70,007
  6. #6Mark49,342
  7. #7William44,453
  8. #8Richard40,772
  9. #9Thomas35,490
  10. #10Jeffrey31,701
  11. #3,044Marcy8
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 3,160 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 94.9% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #387Johnna617
  2. #388Suzette614
  3. #389Stacie612
  4. #390Marcy610
  5. #391Jeri604
  6. #392Kirsten598
  7. #393Ella597
Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

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

boys

2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 253,885 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 34.1% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #2,858Winifred9
  2. #2,858Zebulon9
  3. #2,858Zeno9
  4. #3,044Marcy8
  5. #3,044Adolpho8
  6. #3,044Alicia8
  7. #3,044Alpha8
  8. #3,318Aharon7
  9. #3,318Alcide7
  10. #3,318Almon7

Tied with 273 names at #3,044; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,551Tal#2,364 → #813
  2. ↑ 1,141Jaimie#1,962 → #821
  3. ↑ 540Stoney#1,038 → #498
  4. ↑ 364Pamela#1,311 → #947
  5. ↑ 331Giovanni#1,242 → #911
Fallers
  1. ↓ 324Olin#871 → #1,195
  2. ↓ 295Enoch#984 → #1,279
  3. ↓ 285Rand#953 → #1,238
  4. ↓ 283Vernell#996 → #1,279
  5. ↓ 269Bentley#926 → #1,195

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

See the top 100 for 1963 →