Recorded 1948–2019 Girls' name Peak 1971 703 births

Marcee — girls' name

703 babies named Marcee in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s1691960s1751970s2101980s991990s332010s5
1970s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Marcee was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

35 babies were named Marcee in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcee

The Social Security Administration has registered 703 babies named Marcee between 1948 and 2019, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marcee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 210 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Marcee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Marcee in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 703 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marcee at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

703

Since 1948

72 years of records

Peak year

1971

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1948

Recorded for 72 years

Last year on file: 2019

Marcee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1948

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1971)
35
Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
010203040 201919901984197819721966196019541948 6

Marcee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
210 births that decade — 30% of Marcee's all-time total
1940s121950s1691960s1751970s2101980s991990s332010s5

Marcee by state

Where Marcee concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Marcee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
7 1.0%
#2 California
5 0.7%
#3 New York
5 0.7%
Illinois share of Marcee's total US births 1.0%
Even split

7 of 703 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcee?
703 babies have been named Marcee since 1948. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1971 with 35 births.
When was Marcee most popular?
Marcee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 210 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Marcee most popular?
The top states for the name Marcee are Illinois (7 births), California (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Marcee been used?
Marcee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 72 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Marcee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.