Marcia
Meaning
traditionally dedicated to Mars, war-like
Marcia around the world
One shared root links 19 names across 8 languages.
Shared root: from Latin Marcus, a Roman praenomen traditionally derived from Mars, the war god; Marcellus is its diminutive
The constellation
11 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Marcia peaked in the 1940s and the 1950s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
522,265 people · the #36 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 389 · median age 47
Among people named Marcia living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 616 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Marcia
Most people given the name Marcia in the United States were born between 1940 and 1969. The Marcia you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Marcia deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Marcia truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Marcia fits with your family’s names and surname.
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