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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201981peak #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 1981

  • 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: #329 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,972 girlsWAIdaho: #276 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,373 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #414 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,637 girlsMNIllinois: #441 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,267 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedWIMichigan: #340 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,550 girlsMINew York: #546 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,053 girlsNYMassachusetts: #307 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,259 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedRIOregon: #424 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,828 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: #207 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,213 girlsIAIndiana: #457 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,877 girlsINOhio: #476 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,516 girlsOHPennsylvania: #474 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,079 girlsPANew Jersey: #520 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,141 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #859 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 7,554 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedUTColorado: #450 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,967 girlsCONebraska: #276 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,815 girlsNEMissouri: #334 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,468 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #511 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,294 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMDDelaware: 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: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,095 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedARTennessee: #526 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,649 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: #433 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,871 girlsOKLouisiana: #691 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,104 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedALGeorgia: #508 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,869 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedHITexas: #808 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 7,278 girlsTXFlorida: #937 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,015 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#207 · 1 in 1,213
  2. Idaho#276 · 1 in 1,373
  3. Nebraska#276 · 1 in 1,815
  4. Massachusetts#307 · 1 in 2,259
  5. Washington#329 · 1 in 1,972

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#207161 in 1,213
Idaho#27651 in 1,373
Nebraska#27661 in 1,815
Massachusetts#307141 in 2,259
Washington#329141 in 1,972
Missouri#334131 in 2,468
Michigan#340231 in 2,550
Minnesota#41481 in 3,637
Oregon#42461 in 2,828
Kansas#43051 in 3,095
Oklahoma#43371 in 2,871
Illinois#441231 in 3,267
Colorado#45071 in 2,967
Indiana#45791 in 3,877
Pennsylvania#474171 in 4,079
Ohio#476161 in 4,516
Georgia#50891 in 3,869
Virginia#51171 in 4,294
New Jersey#52091 in 4,141
Tennessee#52661 in 4,649
New York#546251 in 4,053
Louisiana#69161 in 5,104
Texas#808171 in 7,278
California#859241 in 7,554
Florida#93761 in 9,015
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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 1981

girls
#540
348 births · 1 in 4,793 girls

Top girls' names in 1981

  1. #1Jennifer57,046
  2. #2Jessica42,531
  3. #3Amanda34,372
  4. #4Sarah28,175
  5. #5Melissa28,005
  6. #6Amy20,345
  7. #7Nicole20,310
  8. #8Stephanie20,212
  9. #9Elizabeth20,168
  10. #10Heather17,946
  11. #540Marcy348
More about 1981

girls

1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 4,793 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 95.6% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #537Myra350
  2. #538Marjorie349
  3. #538Vicki349
  4. #540Marcy348
  5. #540Ariana348
  6. #542Tierra344
  7. #543Silvia343
  8. #543Tera343

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,850Tashina#4,743 → #893
  2. ↑ 2,742Krystle#3,215 → #473
  3. ↑ 1,800Tierra#2,342 → #542
  4. ↑ 1,398Martine#2,189 → #791
  5. ↑ 999Nereida#1,981 → #982
Fallers
  1. ↓ 764Kylene#990 → #1,754
  2. ↓ 607Renada#708 → #1,315
  3. ↓ 560Ashanti#822 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 399Renata#336 → #735
  5. ↓ 395Tracee#959 → #1,354

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

See the top 100 for 1981 →