Marcy
Marcy is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Marcy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marcy is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Marcy
Marcy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1915, with 11 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1971: 1,155 births, good for #256 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Marcys. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,833 among baby girl names with 39 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 22K Marcys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Marcy
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About the name Marcy
Marcy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 22K births in the dataset. Marcy's peak popularity came in 1971 when it ranked #256. Use the chart and map above to compare Marcy'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.