US rank #3754 Girls' name Peak 1971 21,740 births

Marcy — #3754 US girls' name

21,740 babies named Marcy in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s481920s1431930s2661940s10691950s40431960s56591970s63771980s24671990s8212000s3632010s2982020s186
#3754
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Marcy was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

1,155 babies were named Marcy in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcy

The Social Security Administration has registered 21,740 babies named Marcy between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marcy currently holds the #3754 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 1,155 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcy performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6,377 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Marcy shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 2,082 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Marcy in 48 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcy 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 21,740 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.

Marcy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

21,740

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

1971

1,155 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#3,754

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marcy popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1971)
1,155
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420101996198219681954194019261915 11

Marcy popularity over time — boys

256 total births recorded since 1915 (Marcy as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 256 births
4681012 198519741968196119501940192719211915 9

Marcy by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6,377 births that decade — 29% of Marcy's all-time total
1910s481920s1431930s2661940s10691950s40431960s56591970s63771980s24671990s8212000s3632010s2982020s186

Marcy by state

Where Marcy concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marcy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
2,082 9.6%
#2 Pennsylvania
1,852 8.5%
#3 California
1,720 7.9%
#4 Illinois
1,341 6.2%
#5 Michigan
1,255 5.8%
#6 Texas
1,123 5.2%
#7 Ohio
1,084 5.0%
#8 New Jersey
523 2.4%
New York share of Marcy's total US births 9.6%
Even split

2,082 of 21,740 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.

Marcy appears in 48 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcy?
21,740 babies have been named Marcy since 1915. It currently ranks #3754 among girls. The peak year was 1971 with 1,155 births.
When was Marcy most popular?
Marcy was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6,377 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Marcy most popular?
The top states for the name Marcy are New York (2,082 births), Pennsylvania (1,852 births), California (1,720 births).
How long has the name Marcy been used?
Marcy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marcy?
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, 1915–2024 (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.