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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • 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: #150 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 697 girlsNHWashington: #234 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,252 girlsWAIdaho: #209 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 808 girlsIDMontana: #165 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 628 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #275 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,898 girlsMNIllinois: #316 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,898 girlsILWisconsin: #347 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,986 girlsWIMichigan: #176 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 935 girlsMINew York: #373 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 2,297 girlsNYMassachusetts: #289 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,982 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedRIOregon: #279 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,540 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: #196 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 959 girlsIAIndiana: #206 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,108 girlsINOhio: #303 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,951 girlsOHPennsylvania: #245 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,407 girlsPANew Jersey: #412 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,728 girlsNJConnecticut: #197 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsCTCalifornia: #523 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 3,633 girlsCAUtah: #221 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,085 girlsUTColorado: #266 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,304 girlsCONebraska: #219 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsNEMissouri: #341 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,430 girlsMOKentucky: #415 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,313 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #468 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,010 girlsVAMaryland: #286 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,710 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedDEArizona: #446 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,464 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNMKansas: #170 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 748 girlsKSArkansas: #387 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,491 girlsARTennessee: #505 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,573 girlsTNNorth 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: #311 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,709 girlsOKLouisiana: #385 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,140 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedALGeorgia: #413 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,839 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedHITexas: #390 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,247 girlsTXFlorida: #312 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,790 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#150 · 1 in 697
  2. Montana#165 · 1 in 628
  3. Kansas#170 · 1 in 748
  4. Michigan#176 · 1 in 935
  5. Iowa#196 · 1 in 959

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#15061 in 697
Montana#16561 in 628
Kansas#170161 in 748
Michigan#176631 in 935
Iowa#196171 in 959
Connecticut#197141 in 1,050
Indiana#206321 in 1,108
Idaho#20961 in 808
Nebraska#21981 in 1,128
Utah#221101 in 1,085
Washington#234151 in 1,252
Pennsylvania#245481 in 1,407
Colorado#266121 in 1,304
Minnesota#275121 in 1,898
Oregon#27981 in 1,540
Maryland#286111 in 1,710
Massachusetts#289161 in 1,982
Ohio#303361 in 1,951
Oklahoma#31191 in 1,709
Florida#312241 in 1,790
Illinois#316371 in 1,898
Missouri#341121 in 2,430
Wisconsin#34791 in 2,986
New York#373451 in 2,297
Louisiana#385121 in 2,140
Arkansas#38751 in 2,491
Texas#390421 in 2,247
New Jersey#412141 in 2,728
Georgia#413121 in 2,839
Kentucky#41571 in 3,313
Arizona#44661 in 2,464
Virginia#46871 in 4,010
Tennessee#50561 in 4,573
California#523361 in 3,633
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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 1973

girls
#333
663 births · 1 in 2,199 girls
boys
#3,223
10 births · 1 in 155,858 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #333Marcy663

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #3,223Marcy10
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 2,199 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 96.6% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #330Alexandra675
  2. #331Jeannie673
  3. #332Jo665
  4. #333Marcy663
  5. #334Lara662
  6. #335Lorie659
  7. #336Lee658
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,091Cicely#4,793 → #702
  2. ↑ 2,295Aubrey#3,177 → #882
  3. ↑ 1,847Nyree#2,680 → #833
  4. ↑ 1,533Danyell#2,523 → #990
  5. ↑ 1,496Vonetta#2,311 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,814Camisha#815 → #2,629
  2. ↓ 470Andra#904 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 416Cherilyn#823 → #1,239
  4. ↓ 284Keena#848 → #1,132
  5. ↓ 281Nicolle#734 → #1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 155,858 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 45.2% of the 5,877 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #3,013Yale11
  2. #3,013Yechiel11
  3. #3,013Zoltan11
  4. #3,223Marcy10
  5. #3,223Adron10
  6. #3,223Akida10
  7. #3,223Albino10
  8. #3,445Abu9
  9. #3,445Achilles9
  10. #3,445Adams9

Tied with 221 names at #3,223; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,348Vashon#3,152 → #804
  2. ↑ 1,405Jory#2,158 → #753
  3. ↑ 348Pernell#1,262 → #914
  4. ↑ 345Enoch#1,307 → #962
  5. ↑ 273Tarik#1,177 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 669Jabbar#917 → #1,586
  2. ↓ 361Wes#993 → #1,354
  3. ↓ 326Paris#797 → #1,123
  4. ↓ 284Christophe#984 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 272Bennett#851 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973 →