Marcey
A feminine form of the Roman name Marcius or Martius.
Name Census estimates that about 938 living Americans carry the first name Marcey. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Marcey today is around 55 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Marcey births was 1971 (79 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Marcey. 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.
People living today
938
~ 1 in 365,410 Americans
Peak year
1971
79 babies that year
Average age
55
years old
2011 SSA rank
#18,545
Tracked since 1944
Popularity
Marcey: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Marcey from the 1940s through to the 2010s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 430 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
Marcey 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 Marcey during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Marceys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 8 states and territories. Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan recorded the most babies named Marcey, while Tennessee, Ohio, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Marcey
The name Marcey is a feminine form of the masculine name Marcus, which has its origins in the ancient Roman culture. Marcus is derived from the Roman god of war, Mars, and was a common praenomen (first name) among the Romans. The name likely emerged around the 8th century BC during the founding period of ancient Rome.
Marcey itself is a medieval English variant of the name Marcus, which appeared around the 12th century AD. It was likely influenced by the Norman French form "Marcye" as well as the Italian "Marcia." The earliest recorded instances of the spelling "Marcey" date back to the 13th century in England.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name Marcey was Marcey de Chastillon, a minor Norman noblewoman who lived in the late 12th century. Another early reference can be found in the 14th-century English work "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer, where a character named Marcey is mentioned.
In the 16th century, Marcey Dowager was a prominent English courtier and lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I. She was born around 1530 and served the Queen for many years until her death in 1598.
During the Renaissance period, Marcey Genzano (1555-1623) was an Italian painter and sculptor known for her religious works and portraits. She was one of the few female artists of her time to achieve significant recognition.
In the 18th century, Marcey Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) was a British writer, philosopher, and advocate for women's rights. She is considered one of the pioneering feminist thinkers and wrote influential works such as "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman."
Another notable bearer of the name was Marcey Edgeworth (1767-1849), an Anglo-Irish novelist and children's writer. She was a prolific author and is best known for her novels "Castle Rackrent" and "Belinda."
People
Marcey + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Marcey 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
Marcey: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marcey?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 938 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Marcey 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 365,410 US residents.
Is Marcey a common name?
We classify Marcey as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,102 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Marcey most popular?
The single biggest year for Marcey was 1971, when 79 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Marcey is about 55 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Marcey a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Marcey 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.
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.