Name profile

Marcia

Feminine form of Marcius.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈmɑɹ.ʃə/; British English /mɑː.ˈsiː.ə/; British English /ˈmɑː.ʃə/; European Spanish /ˈmaɾ.θja/; Latin American Spanish /ˈmaɾ.sja/
Usage languagesAncient Roman, Dutch, English, Spanish
US rank (2025)#3,389

Meaning and history

Márcia is the feminine form of Marcius and, as a Roman praenomen, was also used as the feminine equivalent of Marcus. It was borne by a few very minor saints and has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 18th century.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 77 births, rank #2,419
2007: 77 births, rank #2,433
2008: 51 births, rank #3,267
2009: 60 births, rank #2,892
2010: 54 births, rank #3,075
20112011: 47 births, rank #3,407
2012: 44 births, rank #3,583
2013: 36 births, rank #4,076
2014: 47 births, rank #3,369
2015: 39 births, rank #3,842
20162016: 45 births, rank #3,464
2017: 34 births, rank #4,220
2018: 32 births, rank #4,357
2019: 41 births, rank #3,665
2020: 44 births, rank #3,450
20212021: 35 births, rank #4,090
2022: 39 births, rank #3,827
2023: 34 births, rank #4,191
2024: 35 births, rank #4,114
20252025: 45 births, rank #3,389

Marcia moved from #966 to #986 for girls between 1991 and 1993. Its highest annual birth count came in 1951, with 5,299 births.