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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Marcy has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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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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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Maine#189 · 1 in 986
- Connecticut#216 · 1 in 1,182
- Minnesota#227 · 1 in 1,397
- Iowa#260 · 1 in 1,690
- Oregon#296 · 1 in 1,716
Best ever in a state: #98 in Wyoming, 1971.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #189 | 6 | 1 in 986 |
| Connecticut | #216 | 12 | 1 in 1,182 |
| Minnesota | #227 | 19 | 1 in 1,397 |
| Iowa | #260 | 11 | 1 in 1,690 |
| Oregon | #296 | 9 | 1 in 1,716 |
| Oklahoma | #298 | 10 | 1 in 1,700 |
| Nebraska | #302 | 5 | 1 in 1,965 |
| Wisconsin | #325 | 11 | 1 in 2,633 |
| Massachusetts | #333 | 12 | 1 in 2,471 |
| Michigan | #342 | 23 | 1 in 2,502 |
| Kansas | #348 | 6 | 1 in 2,239 |
| Washington | #361 | 10 | 1 in 2,294 |
| Pennsylvania | #367 | 25 | 1 in 2,640 |
| Ohio | #395 | 21 | 1 in 3,284 |
| Utah | #395 | 6 | 1 in 2,528 |
| Colorado | #418 | 6 | 1 in 2,883 |
| Missouri | #423 | 9 | 1 in 3,406 |
| Indiana | #432 | 10 | 1 in 3,479 |
| Illinois | #444 | 23 | 1 in 3,083 |
| Kentucky | #459 | 6 | 1 in 3,981 |
| Mississippi | #505 | 5 | 1 in 3,067 |
| New York | #521 | 27 | 1 in 3,642 |
| Alabama | #567 | 5 | 1 in 4,350 |
| Virginia | #600 | 5 | 1 in 5,568 |
| Texas | #636 | 22 | 1 in 4,700 |
| Georgia | #669 | 6 | 1 in 5,375 |
| Louisiana | #669 | 6 | 1 in 4,586 |
| California | #692 | 28 | 1 in 5,476 |
| New Jersey | #705 | 6 | 1 in 6,045 |
| Florida | #759 | 7 | 1 in 6,289 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1978
girls
#489
397 births · 1 in 3,859 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 3,859 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 95.7% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).