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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #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 1983

  • 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: #467 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,409 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMNIllinois: #807 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 8,087 girlsILWisconsin: #552 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,098 girlsWIMichigan: #448 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,946 girlsMINew York: #901 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,571 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedORNevada: 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: #264 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,838 girlsIAIndiana: #403 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,380 girlsINOhio: #627 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,886 girlsOHPennsylvania: #429 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,775 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #796 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 6,952 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #397 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,192 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedVAMaryland: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedARTennessee: #462 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,941 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: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marcy, so not publishedHITexas: #1,333 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 16,037 girlsTXFlorida: #966 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,809 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#264 · 1 in 1,838
  2. Missouri#397 · 1 in 3,192
  3. Indiana#403 · 1 in 3,380
  4. Pennsylvania#429 · 1 in 3,775
  5. Michigan#448 · 1 in 3,946

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

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StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#264101 in 1,838
Missouri#397101 in 3,192
Indiana#403101 in 3,380
Pennsylvania#429181 in 3,775
Michigan#448141 in 3,946
Tennessee#46271 in 3,941
Washington#46781 in 3,409
Wisconsin#55251 in 6,098
Ohio#627101 in 6,886
California#796271 in 6,952
Illinois#80791 in 8,087
New York#901121 in 8,571
Florida#96661 in 9,809
Texas#1,33381 in 16,037
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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 1983

girls
#720
231 births · 1 in 7,232 girls
boys
#6,238
5 births · 1 in 358,513 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #720Marcy231

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #6,238Marcy5
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 7,232 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 94.0% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #717Linsey233
  2. #718Joshua232
  3. #718Kirby232
  4. #720Marcy231
  5. #720Casie231
  6. #720Celina231
  7. #720Lucinda231
  8. #724Tonia230
  9. #725Edna229
  10. #726Janel228

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

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 358,513 of them was named Marcy, which outranked 15.1% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marcy
  1. #5,484Zeric6
  2. #5,484Zubair6
  3. #5,484Zuriel6
  4. #6,238Marcy5
  5. #6,238Abby5
  6. #6,238Abdallah5
  7. #6,238Abhay5

Tied with 1,106 names at #6,238; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →