Recorded 1922–1967 Girls' name Peak 1922 20 births

Marcetta — girls' name

20 babies named Marcetta in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s151960s5

The verdict

20 girls have been named Marcetta since 1922, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1967.

20
total births
1922–1967
years on record
1920s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Marcetta was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

5 babies were named Marcetta in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcetta

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Marcetta between 1922 and 1967, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marcetta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1967. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcetta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Marcetta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcetta 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 20 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.

Marcetta at a glance

Last recorded 1967

Total births

20

Since 1922

46 years of records

Peak year

1922

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1967

Active since

1922

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1967

Marcetta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–1922

Last recorded 1967
Peak year (1922)
5
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
5 1967192819241922 5

Marcetta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
15 births that decade — 75% of Marcetta's all-time total
1920s151960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcetta?
20 babies have been named Marcetta since 1922. It was last recorded in 1967. The peak year was 1922 with 5 births.
When was Marcetta most popular?
Marcetta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Marcetta been used?
Marcetta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 46 years of data through 1967.
What names are similar to Marcetta?
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, 1922–1967 (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.