Marcie
From the name Marcella, feminine form of Marcus, meaning "female warrior."
Name Census estimates that about 12,929 living Americans carry the first name Marcie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Marcie today is around 52 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Marcie births was 1971 (814 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Marcie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Marcie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
13K
~ 1 in 26,511 Americans
Peak year
1971
814 babies that year
Average age
52
years old
1969 SSA rank
#3,144
Tracked since 1897
Census
Marcie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 13,965 people with the first name Marcie, which placed it at #1,981 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#1,981
National first-name rank
People counted
14K
13,965 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
4.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
83.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Marcie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marcie is White at 83.0%. The next largest groups are Black (6.1%) and Hispanic (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Marcie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Marcie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White83.0% · 11,594
- Black or African American6.1% · 855
- Hispanic or Latino6.0% · 835
- Two or more races2.7% · 377
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 174
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 130
Gender
Gender distribution for Marcie
Out of the 15,624 babies given the name Marcie since 1880, 99.9% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Marcie as a male name
- Ranked #3,482 in 1969
- 8 male births in 1969
- Peak: 1969 (8 births)
Marcie as a female name
- Ranked #3,144 in 2024
- 51 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1971 (814 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Marcie appears almost entirely female. Of the 13,968 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Marcie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Marcie from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 5,175 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Marcie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Marcie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Marcies live
The SSA's state-level files cover 48 states and territories. California, Pennsylvania, Texas recorded the most babies named Marcie, while Rhode Island, Nevada, New Mexico recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 242 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Marcie
The name Marcie originated as a diminutive form of the French name Marcelle, which itself derives from the Latin name Marcellus. Marcellus was a Roman family name related to the god Mars, the Roman god of war. The name first emerged during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire periods, being borne by several notable Romans such as Marcus Claudius Marcellus, a celebrated Roman consul and military leader during the Second Punic War.
In the Middle Ages, the name Marcelle gained popularity in France, particularly among the nobility. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name Marcie was Marcie de Laon, a French noblewoman who lived in the 12th century. She was known for her involvement in the court of King Philip II of France.
During the Renaissance, the name Marcie continued to be used, albeit less frequently than Marcelle. One notable figure was Marcie de Villiers, a French poet and writer who lived in the 16th century. She was renowned for her elegant verse and her literary salon in Paris, which attracted many intellectuals of the time.
In the 17th century, the name Marcie gained some prominence in England, likely due to the influence of French culture. Marcie Cavendish, an English aristocrat and writer, was born in 1623 and is remembered for her poetic works and her involvement in the literary circles of the time.
Moving into the 19th century, Marcie became more widely used as a first name, particularly in the United States. One notable bearer was Marcie Benton Cooke, an American writer and educator who lived from 1855 to 1935. She was a prominent figure in the women's suffrage movement and worked tirelessly for educational reform.
Another famous Marcie was Marcie Muir, an American actress and vaudeville performer who was born in 1878. She gained fame on the vaudeville circuit in the early 20th century and later appeared in several Hollywood films.
In more recent history, Marcie Rendon, an American author and playwright of White Earth Anishinaabe descent, has gained recognition for her works exploring Native American themes and experiences. Born in 1952, she has written several acclaimed novels and plays.
People
Marcie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Marcie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Marcie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marcie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 12,929 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Marcie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 26,511 US residents.
Is Marcie a common name?
We classify Marcie as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 15,624 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Marcie most popular?
The single biggest year for Marcie was 1971, when 814 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Marcie is about 52 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Marcie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 13,965 people with the name Marcie, or 4.62 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,981 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Marcie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Marcie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Marcie appears almost entirely female. Of the 13,968 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Marcie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marcie is White at 83.0%. The next largest groups are Black (6.1%) and Hispanic (6.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Marcie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Marcie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 83.0% (11,594 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Marcie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Marcie a female name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Marcie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Marcie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Marcie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Marcie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Marcie as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Marcie, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.