Marcia
Marcia was the 3434th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 74th with 5,299 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 463 places. More babies were named Marcia in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning feminine of Marcius (from Mars) · Latin
Say it MAR-shuh /ˈmɑɹʃə/
- Rank in 2025
- #3,434 girls, up 44 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 45girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19515,299 babies
- Total since 1880
- 133,604babies recorded
What does the name Marcia mean?
Marcia is a Latin name, the feminine of Marcius, the name of a Roman family (gens), derived from Marcus and ultimately from Mars, the god of war, as DMNES and Wiktionary note. DMNES adds that it was also the name of a mythical queen of the Britons and is sometimes treated as a feminine of Mark. DMNES records Marcy in England from 1530. It was popular in the US in the 1940s and 1950s.
Mārs (Latin, “god of war”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Marcy, Marsha, Marcella, Mark.
See also: Latin names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Marcia', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Marcia', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Nicknames for Marcia
The usual nicknames for Marcia are Marcy. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Marcia in the last five years, 104 were named Marcy, against 55 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcy · also for Marcella | Traditional | #3,500 | 195 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Marcias go by each one.
Marcia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 284 since 1925.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,434 | 45 |
| 2020 | #3,478 | 44 |
| 2010 | #3,104 | 54 |
| 2000 | #1,849 | 93 |
| 1990 | #904 | 213 |
| 1980 | #414 | 535 |
| 1970 | #244 | 1,285 |
| 1960 | #156 | 2,694 |
| 1950 | #77 | 4,955 |
| 1940 | #112 | 2,273 |
| 1930 | #231 | 692 |
| 1920 | #347 | 361 |
| 1910 | #540 | 57 |
| 1900 | #586 | 36 |
| 1890 | #593 | 20 |
| 1880 | #614 | 9 |
How popular is Marcia, counting every spelling?
Marcia is the most common spelling of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcia | 45 | #3,434 | 188 |
| Marzia | 13 | #8,172 | 84 |
| Marsha | 14 | #7,749 | 74 |
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 Marcia?
45 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Marcia (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Marcia 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 186 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Marcia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Marcia?
About 88,200 people born in the US named Marcia are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 62 and 77. That makes Marcia a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Marcia by state
How common Marcia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Marcia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Marcia, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Marcia · Sibling names for Marcia
Questions about the name Marcia
What does Marcia mean?
Marcia means “feminine of Marcius (from Mars)” (Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Marcia?
Marcia was the 3434th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 45 babies. Its best year was 1951, when it ranked 74th with 5,299 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 463 places. More babies were named Marcia in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Marcia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Marcia in the US.
Where is Marcia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Marcia was most common in Ohio (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.