US rank #4184 Girls' name Peak 1951 133,274 births

Marcia — #4184 US girls' name

133,274 babies named Marcia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1871890s2901900s3871910s16081920s47891930s142461940s343951950s437341960s184281970s89651980s35781990s13622000s7002010s4192020s186
#4184
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Marcia was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

5,299 babies were named Marcia in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcia

The Social Security Administration has registered 133,274 babies named Marcia between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marcia currently holds the #4184 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 5,299 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 43,734 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Marcia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 13,685 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Marcia in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcia 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 133,274 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.

Marcia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

133,274

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1951

5,299 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#4,184

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marcia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1951)
5,299
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-2,00002,0004,0006,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 9

Marcia popularity over time — boys

284 total births recorded since 1925 (Marcia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 284 births
46810121416 198919711963195719521947194019351925 6

Marcia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
43,734 births that decade — 33% of Marcia's all-time total
1880s1871890s2901900s3871910s16081920s47891930s142461940s343951950s437341960s184281970s89651980s35781990s13622000s7002010s4192020s186

Marcia by state

Where Marcia concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marcia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
13,685 10.3%
#2 Ohio
9,644 7.2%
#3 Illinois
9,276 7.0%
#4 Michigan
8,782 6.6%
#5 Pennsylvania
8,033 6.0%
#6 California
7,946 6.0%
#7 Indiana
5,819 4.4%
#8 Massachusetts
5,641 4.2%
New York share of Marcia's total US births 10.3%
Even split

13,685 of 133,274 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Marcia appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcia?
133,274 babies have been named Marcia since 1880. It currently ranks #4184 among girls. The peak year was 1951 with 5,299 births.
When was Marcia most popular?
Marcia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 43,734 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
Where is Marcia most popular?
The top states for the name Marcia are New York (13,685 births), Ohio (9,644 births), Illinois (9,276 births).
How long has the name Marcia been used?
Marcia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marcia?
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, 1880–2024 (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.