Recorded 1945–1968 Girls' name Peak 1959 26 births

Marcenia — girls' name

26 babies named Marcenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s111960s10

The verdict

26 girls have been named Marcenia since 1945, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1968.

26
total births
1945–1968
years on record
1950s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Marcenia was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

6 babies were named Marcenia in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Marcenia between 1945 and 1968, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marcenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcenia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marcenia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcenia 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 26 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.

Marcenia at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

26

Since 1945

24 years of records

Peak year

1959

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1945

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1968

Marcenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1945

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1959)
6
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 19681960195919531945 5

Marcenia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
11 births that decade — 42% of Marcenia's all-time total
1940s51950s111960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcenia?
26 babies have been named Marcenia since 1945. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1959 with 6 births.
When was Marcenia most popular?
Marcenia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Marcenia been used?
Marcenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 24 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Marcenia?
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.

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, 1945–1968 (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.