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
- Peak · girls
- 1971 · 1,155 births
- Debut · girls
- 11 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 21,787since 1915
Marcy over time
Rank among girls' names. Marcy has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | #3,459 | 44 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,695 | 41 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,833 | 39 | — | |
| 2022 | #4,472 | 31 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,735 | 40 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,915 | 36 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,773 | 28 | — | |
| 2018 | #4,768 | 28 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,338 | 24 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,849 | 39 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,403 | 32 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,310 | 25 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,703 | 41 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,836 | 29 | — | |
| 2011 | #5,358 | 25 | — | |
| 2010 | #4,974 | 28 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,013 | 38 | — | |
| 2008 | #5,574 | 25 | — | |
| 2007 | #4,380 | 34 | — | |
| 2006 | #4,463 | 32 | — | |
| 2005 | #4,828 | 27 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,333 | 45 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,655 | 38 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,283 | 42 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,703 | 35 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,974 | 47 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,812 | 48 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,222 | 38 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,622 | 48 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,282 | 58 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,955 | 70 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,465 | 51 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,664 | 90 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,474 | 107 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,233 | 138 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,036 | 173 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,067 | 158 | — | |
| 1988 | #923 | 183 | — | |
| 1987 | #935 | 175 | — | |
| 1986 | #909 | 177 | — | |
| 1985 | #838 | 194 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #687 | 244 | — | |
| 1983 | #720 | 231 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #603 | 297 | — | |
| 1981 | #540 | 348 | — | |
| 1980 | #460 | 460 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #468 | 429 | — | |
| 1978 | #489 | 397 | — | |
| 1977 | #490 | 389 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #428 | 468 | — | |
| 1975 | #383 | 536 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #325 | 682 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #333 | 663 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #280 | 917 | #3,622 | 8 |
| 1971 | #256 | 1,155 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #346 | 742 | #3,521 | 8 |
| 1969 | #347 | 671 | — | |
| 1968 | #382 | 579 | #2,735 | 10 |
| 1967 | #406 | 514 | — | |
| 1966 | #410 | 513 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #429 | 479 | #3,244 | 7 |
| 1964 | #405 | 579 | — | |
| 1963 | #390 | 610 | #3,044 | 8 |
| 1962 | #370 | 644 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #418 | 543 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #424 | 527 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #419 | 512 | #3,037 | 8 |
| 1958 | #424 | 490 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #428 | 481 | #3,257 | 7 |
| 1956 | #464 | 400 | — | |
| 1955 | #434 | 420 | — | |
| 1954 | #458 | 371 | — | |
| 1953 | #454 | 362 | — | |
| 1952 | #420 | 412 | — | |
| 1951 | #430 | 375 | — | |
| 1950 | #560 | 220 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #581 | 203 | — | |
| 1948 | #689 | 145 | #2,608 | 9 |
| 1947 | #676 | 154 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #695 | 134 | — | |
| 1945 | #692 | 116 | #3,338 | 5 |
| 1944 | #821 | 86 | — | |
| 1943 | #838 | 86 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,019 | 59 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #1,206 | 39 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,046 | 47 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #1,194 | 37 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,250 | 34 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,580 | 23 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #1,165 | 37 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,550 | 23 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #1,344 | 29 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,906 | 17 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #1,817 | 19 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,459 | 26 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,748 | 21 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,642 | 23 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,837 | 21 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #1,935 | 20 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #2,872 | 11 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #2,119 | 18 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #2,973 | 11 | — | |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | — | |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #2,621 | 9 |
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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 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#140 · 1 in 498
- Montana#155 · 1 in 554
- Iowa#155 · 1 in 670
- Pennsylvania#155 · 1 in 784
- Utah#159 · 1 in 658
Best ever in a state: #98 in Wyoming, 1971.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #140 | 5 | 1 in 498 |
| Iowa | #155 | 26 | 1 in 670 |
| Montana | #155 | 7 | 1 in 554 |
| Pennsylvania | #155 | 92 | 1 in 784 |
| Utah | #159 | 16 | 1 in 658 |
| Connecticut | #163 | 18 | 1 in 879 |
| Maine | #171 | 8 | 1 in 818 |
| Michigan | #177 | 69 | 1 in 897 |
| North Dakota | #183 | 5 | 1 in 791 |
| Indiana | #187 | 39 | 1 in 950 |
| Rhode Island | #188 | 5 | 1 in 1,038 |
| Oregon | #189 | 15 | 1 in 842 |
| Massachusetts | #192 | 30 | 1 in 1,141 |
| Nebraska | #204 | 9 | 1 in 1,039 |
| Kansas | #207 | 13 | 1 in 948 |
| Illinois | #216 | 65 | 1 in 1,148 |
| Arizona | #217 | 16 | 1 in 905 |
| West Virginia | #230 | 10 | 1 in 1,219 |
| Washington | #242 | 16 | 1 in 1,199 |
| Wisconsin | #242 | 18 | 1 in 1,528 |
| New York | #260 | 77 | 1 in 1,439 |
| New Mexico | #261 | 7 | 1 in 1,091 |
| Colorado | #271 | 12 | 1 in 1,312 |
| Ohio | #272 | 45 | 1 in 1,654 |
| Kentucky | #297 | 13 | 1 in 1,827 |
| Minnesota | #307 | 10 | 1 in 2,406 |
| Tennessee | #312 | 14 | 1 in 2,022 |
| Alabama | #322 | 13 | 1 in 1,857 |
| Missouri | #323 | 15 | 1 in 2,085 |
| Oklahoma | #344 | 8 | 1 in 2,038 |
| Georgia | #345 | 16 | 1 in 2,249 |
| New Jersey | #361 | 17 | 1 in 2,396 |
| South Carolina | #367 | 8 | 1 in 2,401 |
| Virginia | #383 | 10 | 1 in 2,960 |
| Florida | #384 | 18 | 1 in 2,471 |
| California | #386 | 61 | 1 in 2,247 |
| Texas | #405 | 41 | 1 in 2,350 |
| North Carolina | #419 | 11 | 1 in 3,336 |
| Maryland | #435 | 6 | 1 in 3,430 |
| Mississippi | #435 | 6 | 1 in 2,889 |
| Louisiana | #658 | 5 | 1 in 5,305 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1971 at #256 (1,155 births)
- Births halved by 1975, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 46 yrs · run 1943–1988
- 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%)
- 29.3% of all girls named Marcy (6,378) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 48 | #2,428 (1917) | #3,069 |
| 1920s | 143 | #1,642 (1929) | #2,688 |
| 1930s | 266 | #1,165 (1936) | #1,501 |
| 1940s | 1,069 | #581 (1949) | #826 |
| 1950s | 4,043 | #419 (1959) | #449 |
| 1960s | 5,659 | #347 (1969) | #398 |
| 1970s | 6,378 | #256 (1971) | #380 |
| 1980s | 2,467 | #460 (1980) | #768 |
| 1990s | 821 | #1,036 (1990) | #2,077 |
| 2000s | 363 | #2,974 (2000) | #4,021 |
| 2010s | 299 | #3,703 (2013) | #4,731 |
| 2020s | 231 | #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 1972
Top girls' names in 1972
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
girls
1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,659 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 97.1% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 202,701 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 37.0% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).