Girls' name · since 1944
Marcey
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 1,102 babies named Marcey, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,102
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marcey sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,102 recorded since 1944.
Marcey has 1,102 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2011.
- #7,016 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,102 born since 1944
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcey ranks #7,016 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,102 born since 1944, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,102
- born since 1944
- 1970s
- peak decade
Marcey's 1,102 recorded births place it above 90.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Marcey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marcey splits its recorded history at 1971: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 79 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marcey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2011
- Peak year (1971)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Marcey by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (430 births, 39% of the file).
1970s was Marcey's strongest decade.
430 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Marcey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 28
1940s
28 births
- 1950s 146
1950s
146 births
- 1960s
1960s
294 births
- 1970s
1970s
430 births
- 1980s 152
1980s
152 births
- 1990s 47
1990s
47 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 430 births (39% of all-time use).
How Marcey 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 Marcey's total volume
Marcey by state
Where Marcey concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 35 | 3.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 29 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 21 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Texas | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #5 | California | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 7 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 6 | 0.5% |
35 of 1,102 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Marcey's data
- Marcey's decade-level peak was the 1970s (430 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 Marceys (35 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 Marcey: 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 (~67 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, 1944–2011 (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 Marcey 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.