Girls' name · since 1942
Marcea
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 222 babies named Marcea, peaking in 1969. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,762 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 222
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marcea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 222 recorded since 1942.
Marcea has 222 recorded births among girls since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2000.
- #18,762 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 222 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcea ranks #18,762 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 222 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #18,762 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 222
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Marcea's 222 recorded births place it above 74.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Marcea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marcea's full recorded timeline at 1969, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1942, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marcea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2000
- Peak year (1969)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Marcea by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (64 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Marcea's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Marcea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s
1950s
38 births
- 1960s
1960s
64 births
- 1970s
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
36 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 64 births (29% of all-time use).
Marcea by state
Where Marcea concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 222 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marcea's data
- Marcea's decade-level peak was the 1960s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Marceas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marcea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1942–2000 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marcea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.