Girls' name · since 1880
Marcia
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 133,320 babies named Marcia, peaking in 1951. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,389 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 133,320
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Marcia is the #3389 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 133,320 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Marcia recorded 133,320 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #3389 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #304 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,389 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 133,320 born since 1880
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marcia ranks #304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,389 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 133,320 born since 1880, peaking in the 1950s.
- #304 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,389 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 133,320
- born since 1880
- 1950s
- peak decade
Marcia's 133,320 recorded births place it above 99.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Marcia compares
133,320 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marcia's all-time total is 355x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marcia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 133,320 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,299 | 21 | 19,840 |
Marcia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marcia splits its recorded history at 1953: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1880 (9 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 5,299 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marcia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1951)
- 5,299
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Marcia popularity over time - boys
284 total births recorded since 1925 (Marcia as boys' name)
Marcia by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (43,733 births, 33% of the file).
1950s was Marcia's strongest decade.
43,733 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Marcia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 187
1880s
187 births
- 1890s 290
1890s
290 births
- 1900s 387
1900s
387 births
- 1910s 1,608
1910s
1,608 births
- 1920s 4,789
1920s
4,789 births
- 1930s 14,246
1930s
14,246 births
- 1940s
1940s
34,397 births
- 1950s
1950s
43,733 births
- 1960s
1960s
18,427 births
- 1970s 8,965
1970s
8,965 births
- 1980s 3,578
1980s
3,578 births
- 1990s 1,362
1990s
1,362 births
- 2000s 700
2000s
700 births
- 2010s 419
2010s
419 births
- 2020s 232
2020s
232 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 43,733 births (33% of all-time use).
How Marcia 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 Marcia's total volume
Marcia by state
Where Marcia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 13,685 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 9,650 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 9,276 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 8,782 | 6.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 8,033 | 6.0% |
| #6 | California | | 7,947 | 6.0% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5,819 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 5,641 | 4.2% |
13,685 of 133,320 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Marcia appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marcia's data
- Marcia's decade-level peak was the 1950s (43,733 total births); usage has since declined to 232 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Marcias (13,685 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Marcia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Marcia 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.