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Marcy

girl name
Origin
Latin
Syllables
2
Peak era
1950s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

pet form of Marcia, from Mars, Roman god of war

The formal names behind Marcy

Marcy is an established short form of this name.

Marcella · Latin origin · feminine diminutive of Marcus, related to Mars, Roman god of war

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Marcy 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

MarcyEnglish · short formMarkEnglishMarcusLatinMarcosSpanishMarkoSlavicMarkusGermanMarcFrenchMarcelloItalian
11 more branches of this family
MarcelFrench · diminutiveMarcellusLatin · diminutiveMarcellEnglish · variantMarcelinoSpanish · diminutiveMarcelinaSpanish · feminine formMarcelineFrench · feminine formMarcelaSpanish · feminine formMarciaLatin · feminine formMarshaEnglish · variantMarcieEnglish · short formDemarcusAfrican American · related form

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1950s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Marcy peaked in the 1950s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

429 people · the #14,865 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 55

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s

Among people named Marcy living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Marcy

People given the name Marcy in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Marcy

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