Recorded 1915–2003 Girls' name Peak 1924 218 births

Narcisa — girls' name

218 babies named Narcisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s241920s671930s541940s161950s101960s61970s51980s191990s112000s6
1920s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Narcisa was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

11 babies were named Narcisa in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Narcisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 218 babies named Narcisa between 1915 and 2003, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Narcisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Narcisa performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Narcisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 70 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Narcisa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Narcisa 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 218 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.

Narcisa at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

218

Since 1915

89 years of records

Peak year

1924

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1915

Recorded for 89 years

Last year on file: 2003

Narcisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1915

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1924)
11
Annual births at peak — across 89 years of records
4681012 20031982194319361929192419171915 5

Narcisa by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
67 births that decade — 31% of Narcisa's all-time total
1910s241920s671930s541940s161950s101960s61970s51980s191990s112000s6

Narcisa by state

Where Narcisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Narcisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
70 32.1%
Texas share of Narcisa's total US births 32.1%

70 of 218 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Narcisa?
218 babies have been named Narcisa since 1915. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1924 with 11 births.
When was Narcisa most popular?
Narcisa was most popular in the 1920s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Narcisa most popular?
The top states for the name Narcisa are Texas (70 births).
How long has the name Narcisa been used?
Narcisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 89 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Narcisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nariah, Nariyah, Nara, Narissa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1915–2003 (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.