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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Marcey with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Marcey in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,062 people with the first name Marcey, which placed it at #11,892 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
#11,892
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,062 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
79.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Marcey
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marcey is White at 79.2%. The next largest groups are Black (11.8%) and Hispanic (4.1%). 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 Marcey 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 Marcey at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White79.2% · 841
- Black or African American11.8% · 125
- Hispanic or Latino4.1% · 44
- Two or more races2.7% · 29
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 12
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 11
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.
How common was Marcey in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,062 people with the name Marcey, or 0.35 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,892 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 Marcey 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 Marcey?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Marcey leans strongly female. 1,028 people counted with this name were female (97.5%), compared with 26 male bearers (2.5%). 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 Marcey?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Marcey is White at 79.2%. The next largest groups are Black (11.8%) and Hispanic (4.1%). 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 Marcey most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Marcey in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.2% (841 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 Marcey in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Marcey still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Marcey 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 Marcey 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 Marcey as a first name?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Marcey, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.