Given name & surname
Marci
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Marci is a variant of Marcy. In Latin use, Marcy carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marci is a variant of Marcy. In Latin use, Marcy carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Hungarian usage, Marci is a diminutive of Marcell. In Hungarian usage, Marci is a diminutive of Márton.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marci through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,037
- 11 boys · 14,026 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 798 babies
- 2025
- 28
- #4,834 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 28 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,834 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 792 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,577 as a first name in 2020; 185 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marci’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Marci is a diminutive of Marcell. Marci has a related form in Marcy. In Hungarian usage, Marci is a diminutive of Márton.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Marci
- Marci ShoreAmerican historianborn 1972
- Marci IenCanadian politician and journalistborn 1969
- Marci BowersAmerican gynecologistborn 1958
- Marci MillerAmerican actressborn 1989
- Marci JobsonAmerican soccer player-coachborn 1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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