Girls' name · since 1947

Marciann

19 babies named Marciann in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#46,556 of 72,339
all-time among girls
19
born since 1947
1960s
peak decade

19 girls have been named Marciann since 1947, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Marciann recorded 19 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1966.

  • #46,556 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 19 born since 1947
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marciann ranks #46,556 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.

#46,556 of 72,339
all-time among girls
19
born since 1947
1960s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Marciann's 19 recorded births place it above 35.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Marciann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Marciann's full recorded timeline at 1961, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1947 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Marciann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1966

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1947)
7
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 194719611966 7

Marciann by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (12 births, 63% of the file).

1960s was Marciann's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.

Marciann births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 12 births (63% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marciann?
Since 1947, Social Security records show 19 babies named Marciann. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #46,556 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1966. Its busiest year on record was 1947, with 7 births.
Where does Marciann sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marciann ranks #46,556 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Marciann most popular?
Marciann was most popular in the 1960s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
How long has the name Marciann been used?
Marciann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 20 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Marciann?
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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Two nationwide peer axes for Marciann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1947–1966 (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 Marciann 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.