Marcia
2025 SSA
About Marcia
Marcia is an ancient Roman name which derives from Mars, the god of war. It was used by Dante in the Inferno and later by Thomas Hardy and others.
Marcia enjoyed a brief run of popularity in the mid-twentieth century--it was a Top 100 name from 1943 to 1955-- then was replaced by Marcy and Marci. Now all three are in limbo, replaced by the newer Marley or the more vintage Marcella. An alternate spelling of Marcia is Marsha. A strong association is with Marcia, Marcia, Marcia of The Brady Bunch.
Pronounced MAR-shuh.
As of October 2026, Marcia ranked #3434 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #74 in 1951, Nameberry popularity #812.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,400 | 47 | 26.3 |
| 2015 | #3,897 | 39 | 21.8 |
| 2016 | #3,499 | 45 | 25.4 |
| 2017 | #4,278 | 34 | 19.7 |
| 2018 | #4,418 | 32 | 18.8 |
| 2019 | #3,702 | 41 | 24.4 |
| 2020 | #3,473 | 44 | 27.2 |
| 2021 | #4,145 | 35 | 21.3 |
| 2022 | #3,864 | 39 | 23.8 |
| 2023 | #4,246 | 34 | 21.2 |
| 2024 | #4,246 | 34 | 21 |
| 2025 | #3,434 | 45 | 28 |
World rankings
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Marcia on lists
Famous Marcias
- Marcia Anne Cross
American actress
- Marcia Gay Harden
American actress
- Marcia Karen Wallace
American actress and voice artist
- Marcia Lou Griffin Lucas
American film editor
- Marcia Kemper McNutt
American geophysicist; president of the National Academy of Sciences
- Marcia Mitzman Gaven
American actress
- Marcia Warren
English actress
- Marcia Rachel Clark
American prosecutor during the O..J. Simpson trial
- Marcia Ann Strassman
American actress
- Marcia Louise Fudge
U.S. Congresswoman from Ohio
- Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur
U.S. Congresswoman from Ohio
- Marcia Lynne "Marcheline" Bertrand
American actress; mother of Angelina Jolie
Marcia in pop culture
- Marcia
mythical queen of the Britons
- Lady Marcia
character in "Lady Connie" by Mrs Humphry Ward
- Marcia Overstrand
character in "Septimus Heap" by Angie Sage
- Marcia Brady
character on "The Brady Bunch"
- Marcia Keith
mother of fictional character Mildred Keith
- Marcia
minor fictional character in "The Outsiders" written by S. E. Hinton and is portrayed by Michelle Meyrink in the movie adaptation of the same name
- Marcia Montenegro
character in telenovela "Mariana de la Noche"