Marcia
Pronounced M AA1 R SH AH0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1951
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Marcia?
Marcia is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 237,985 children — the 194th most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 33% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1951, when 10,487 children were given it.
Marsha is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Marcia and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Marsha
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- M AA1 R SH AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Marcia
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Marcia
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Marcia?
- Marcia ranks 194th among girls' names in US records, with 237,985 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 558.
- Is Marcia a unisex name?
- No. Marcia is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Marcia most popular?
- 1951, when 10,487 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Marcia spelled?
- Marsha. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.