Marcia
Marcia is a female given name of Italian origin, derived from Latin meaning "dedicated to Mars". It is a female form of Marcius. Marcy/Marcie is a short form.
Meaning & Origin of Marcia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marcia is a female given name of Italian origin, derived from Latin meaning "dedicated to Mars". It is a female form of Marcius. Marcy/Marcie is a short form.
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The Story of Marcia
Marcia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1951, when 5,299 Marcias were born — ranking #74 that year. As of 2026, Marcia ranks #4,386 for baby girls with 32 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 133K Marcias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Marcia
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- Queen Marcia , legendary monarch of Britain
- Marcia (mistress of Commodus)
- Marcia (mother of Trajan)
- Marcia (wife of Cato)
- Marcia (vestal) , Roman Vestal
- Marcia Anastasia Christoforides
- Marcia M. Anderson , first African-American woman to attain major general in the United States Army Reserve
- Marcia Andrade Braga , Brazilian military officer and peacekeeper
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Names that sound like Marcia
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About the name Marcia
Marcia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 133K births in the dataset. Marcia's peak popularity came in 1951 when it ranked #74. Use the chart and map above to compare Marcia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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