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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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 1966

  • 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: #156 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 779 girlsNHWashington: #426 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,054 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedIDMontana: #212 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 906 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #191 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 925 girlsNDMinnesota: #297 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,447 girlsMNIllinois: #318 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,146 girlsILWisconsin: #324 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,963 girlsWIMichigan: #293 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,042 girlsMINew York: #362 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 2,701 girlsNYMassachusetts: #377 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,094 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedRIOregon: #388 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,652 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: #263 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,756 girlsIAIndiana: #442 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,206 girlsINOhio: #376 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,276 girlsOHPennsylvania: #242 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,517 girlsPANew Jersey: #460 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,300 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #470 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 3,417 girlsCAUtah: #265 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,260 girlsUTColorado: #349 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #479 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,939 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #582 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,855 girlsVAMaryland: #466 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,557 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNMKansas: #278 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,432 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedARTennessee: #442 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,333 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #562 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,615 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedOKLouisiana: 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: #549 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,526 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedHITexas: #481 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,534 girlsTXFlorida: #436 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,299 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#156 · 1 in 779
  2. North Dakota#191 · 1 in 925
  3. Montana#212 · 1 in 906
  4. Pennsylvania#242 · 1 in 1,517
  5. Iowa#263 · 1 in 1,756

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#15661 in 779
North Dakota#19151 in 925
Montana#21251 in 906
Pennsylvania#242591 in 1,517
Iowa#263121 in 1,756
Utah#26571 in 1,260
Kansas#278101 in 1,432
Michigan#293361 in 2,042
Minnesota#297121 in 2,447
Illinois#318411 in 2,146
Wisconsin#324121 in 2,963
Colorado#34971 in 2,166
New York#362541 in 2,701
Ohio#376261 in 3,276
Massachusetts#377111 in 4,094
Oregon#38851 in 2,652
Washington#42671 in 3,054
Florida#436131 in 3,299
Indiana#442101 in 4,206
Tennessee#44271 in 4,333
New Jersey#460121 in 4,300
Maryland#46661 in 4,557
California#470451 in 3,417
Missouri#47971 in 4,939
Texas#481261 in 3,534
Georgia#54971 in 5,526
North Carolina#56261 in 6,615
Virginia#58251 in 6,855
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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 1966

girls
#410
513 births · 1 in 3,299 girls
boys
#3,537
6 births · 1 in 297,244 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #410Marcy513

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #3,537Marcy6
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 3,299 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 94.6% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #407Marian518
  2. #408Tammi516
  3. #409Ida514
  4. #410Marcy513
  5. #411Kimberlee507
  6. #412Darcy505
  7. #412Rosalind505
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 297,244 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 22.1% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #3,249Williard7
  2. #3,249Yosef7
  3. #3,249Zollie7
  4. #3,537Marcy6
  5. #3,537Adriel6
  6. #3,537Adrienne6
  7. #3,537Adron6
  8. #3,948Aarron5
  9. #3,948Abdel5
  10. #3,948Abelino5

Tied with 410 names at #3,537; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →