How Many People Are Named Marci?
An estimated 12,187 people in the United States have the first name Marci. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Marci peaked in popularity in 1971 with 798 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marci as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marci paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,187
About 1 in 28,125 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1971
798 births
Total Registered
14,009
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marci
Marci is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 14,009 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Marci as a male name
Ranked #6,681 in 1979
5 male births in 1979
Peak: 1971 (6 births)
Marci as a female name
Ranked #4,829 in 2024
28 female births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (792 births)
Marci: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marci span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 4,928 babies were registered. Marci has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marci by Decade
How has Marci tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marci by State
Birth registrations for Marci span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, New Mexico, North Dakota. On average, about 245 Marcis were registered per state.
Marci + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marci as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marci
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marci: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marci?
We estimate approximately 12,187 people named Marci are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 28,125 Americans share this first name.
Is Marci a common name?
Marci is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14,009 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marci most popular?
Marci reached peak popularity in 1971, when 798 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marci is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marci a female name?
Marci is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marci Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marci Smith, Marci Johnson, Marci Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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