Recorded 1944–2011 Girls' name Peak 1971 1,102 births

Marcey — girls' name

1,102 babies named Marcey in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s281950s1461960s2941970s4301980s1521990s472010s5
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Marcey was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

79 babies were named Marcey in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcey

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,102 babies named Marcey between 1944 and 2011, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marcey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 79 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcey performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 430 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Marcey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Marcey in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcey 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 1,102 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.

Marcey at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

1,102

Since 1944

68 years of records

Peak year

1971

79 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1944

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2011

Marcey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1944

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1971)
79
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
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Marcey by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
430 births that decade — 39% of Marcey's all-time total
1940s281950s1461960s2941970s4301980s1521990s472010s5

Marcey by state

Where Marcey concentrates geographically — total births since 1944

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marcey
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%
Illinois share of Marcey's total US births 3.2%
Even split

35 of 1,102 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcey?
1,102 babies have been named Marcey since 1944. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1971 with 79 births.
When was Marcey most popular?
Marcey was most popular in the 1970s decade with 430 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Marcey most popular?
The top states for the name Marcey are Illinois (35 births), Pennsylvania (29 births), Michigan (21 births).
How long has the name Marcey been used?
Marcey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 68 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Marcey?
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, 1944–2011 (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.