Girls' name · since 1948
Marcee
Marcee has 703 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,494 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 703
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marcee is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 703 have been recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Marcee recorded 703 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2019.
- #9,494 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 703 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcee ranks #9,494 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 703 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,494 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 703
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marcee's 703 recorded births place it above 86.87% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Marcee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marcee splits its recorded history at 1973: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marcee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2019
- Peak year (1971)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Marcee by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (210 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Marcee's strongest decade.
210 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Marcee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
169 births
- 1960s
1960s
175 births
- 1970s
1970s
210 births
- 1980s
1980s
99 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 210 births (30% of all-time use).
How Marcee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marcee's total volume
Marcee by state
Where Marcee concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.0% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
7 of 703 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Marcee's data
- Marcee's decade-level peak was the 1970s (210 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Marcees (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marcee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1948–2019 (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 Marcee 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.