Marci
Marci was the 4834th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 331st with 792 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,795 places. More babies were named Marci in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,834 girls, up 946 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1971792 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,037babies recorded
Marci popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 11 since 1971.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,834 | 28 |
| 2020 | #5,780 | 21 |
| 2010 | #8,154 | 15 |
| 2000 | #6,126 | 18 |
| 1990 | #1,296 | 126 |
| 1980 | #475 | 445 |
| 1970 | #372 | 644 |
| 1960 | #640 | 250 |
| 1950 | #1,265 | 53 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Marci, counting every spelling?
Marci is a spelling of Marcy, a name family that had 72 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 72 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcy | 44 | #3,500 | 195 |
| Marci | 28 | #4,834 | 133 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Marci?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marci (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marci born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marci.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marci?
About 12,800 people born in the US named Marci are alive today, with a median age of 54; half are between 46 and 60. That makes Marci mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Marci by state
How common Marci was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Marci: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marci, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Marci
How popular is the name Marci?
Marci was the 4834th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1971, when it ranked 331st with 792 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,795 places. More babies were named Marci in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Marci a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marci in the US.
Where is Marci most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marci was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 girls).