Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1951

Marcia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,434 Trend → Stable

From Latin Marcia, feminine form of Marcius, a derivative of Marcus, ultimately from Mārs, the god of war.

Rank 2025
#3,434
among girls · ↑743 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
45
named Marcia · +29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 35,717
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1951
5,305 babies
All-time total
133,604
#304 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Marcia popularity over time

133,604 babies have been named Marcia since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 187 – 187 19 – #391
1890s 290 – 290 29 +55% #420
1900s 387 – 387 39 +33% #463
1910s 1,608 – 1,608 161 +316% #357
1920s 4,789 6 4,795 480 +198% #264
1930s 14,246 46 14,292 1,429 +198% #109
1940s 34,397 81 34,478 3,448 +141% #78
1950s 43,733 68 43,801 4,380 +27% #74
1960s 18,427 45 18,472 1,847 -58% #155
1970s 8,965 33 8,998 900 -51% #243
1980s 3,578 5 3,583 358 -60% #414
1990s 1,362 – 1,362 136 -62% #904
2000s 700 – 700 70 -49% #1,849
2010s 419 – 419 42 -40% #3,104
2020s (to 2025) 232 – 232 39 -8% #3,434

Where Marcia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 46 0.03 outside top 500
2027 46 0.03 outside top 500
2028 47 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 48 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Marcia

Marcia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,434 in 2025 with 45 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 133,604 American babies have been named Marcia. Its peak came in 1951, when 5,305 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Marcia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Marcia?

The median living Marcia is about 71 years old; half are between 62 and 77. An estimated 94 thousand people named Marcia are alive in the United States today.

median 71 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Marcia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 45 #3,434 – –
2024 35 #4,177 – –
2023 34 #4,249 – –
2022 39 #3,869 – –
2021 35 #4,147 – –
2020 44 #3,478 – –
2019 41 #3,702 – –
2018 32 #4,418 – –
2017 34 #4,280 – –
2016 45 #3,499 – –
2015 39 #3,897 – –
2014 47 #3,401 – –
2013 36 #4,133 – –
2012 44 #3,622 – –
2011 47 #3,441 – –
2010 54 #3,104 – –
2009 60 #2,917 – –
2008 51 #3,302 – –
2007 77 #2,451 – –
2006 77 #2,430 – –
2005 70 #2,495 – –
2004 69 #2,465 – –
2003 61 #2,628 – –
2002 65 #2,458 – –
2001 77 #2,143 – –
2000 93 #1,849 – –
1995 117 #1,408 – –
1990 213 #904 – –
1985 334 #585 – –
1980 535 #414 – –
1975 795 #295 5 #5,986
1970 1,285 #244 5 #5,176
1965 1,549 #212 – –
1960 2,694 #156 8 #3,242
1955 4,412 #98 7 #3,387
1950 4,955 #77 8 #2,939
1945 3,206 #88 – –
1940 2,273 #112 8 #2,789
1935 1,339 #149 5 #3,971
1930 692 #231 – –
1925 448 #315 6 #4,020
1920 361 #347 – –
1915 178 #463 – –
1910 57 #540 – –
1905 36 #584 – –
1900 36 #586 – –
1895 31 #536 – –
1890 20 #593 – –
1885 23 #444 – –
1880 9 #614 – –

Famous people named Marcia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Marcia Gay Harden Marcia Gay Harden American actress (born 1959) Contemporary
  2. 2 Marcia Cross Marcia Cross American actress (born 1962) Contemporary
  3. 3 Marcia Strassman Marcia Strassman American actress and singer (1948–2014) Contemporary
  4. 4 Marcia Wallace Marcia Wallace American actress and comedienne (1942–2013) Contemporary
  5. 5 Marcia Otacilia Severa Marcia Otacilia Severa Roman empress from 244 to 249 300–300 · Antiquity
  6. 6 Marcia Euphemia Marcia Euphemia Augusta 500–401 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Marcia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Marcia?

The median living Marcia is about 71 years old. Half of all living Marcias are between 62 and 77 years old.

How many people named Marcia are alive today?

An estimated 94 thousand people named Marcia are alive in the United States, based on 133,604 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Marcia mean?

From Latin Marcia, feminine form of Marcius, a derivative of Marcus, ultimately from Mārs, the god of war.

How popular is the name Marcia in 2025?

Marcia ranked #3,434 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 45 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Marcia?

133,604 babies have been named Marcia in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Marcia most popular?

Marcia peaked in 1951, when 5,305 newborns received the name.

Is Marcia a boy or girl name?

Marcia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Marcia rising or falling?

Marcia has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Marcia become more popular?

Marcia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 48 girls named Marcia in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Marcia?

Well-known people named Marcia include Marcia Gay Harden (actor), Marcia Cross (actor), Marcia Strassman (actor).

Names like Marcia

Names that sound and feel close to Marcia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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