Given name & surname
Marcia
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Marcia is a feminine form of Marcus. In Latin use, Marcus carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Original LatinMarcius
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Marcia carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.” Marcia is a feminine form of Marcus. In Latin use, Marcus carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Marcia is used as a feminine counterpart of Marcus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marcia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 133,604
- 284 boys · 133,320 girls
- Most popular year
- 1951
- 5,305 babies
- 2025
- 45
- #3,434 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 45 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,434 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 5,299 in 1951. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 113,325 as a first name in 2020; 1,340 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.
Marcia’s family of names
Marcia has an affectionate form in Marcy. Marcia is a feminine form of Marcus. In Spanish usage, Marcia has a conventional equivalent in the German form Maria.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 20
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marcia
- Marcia CrossAmerican actressborn 1962
- Marcia Gay HardenAmerican actressborn 1959
- Marcia WallaceAmerican actress and comedian (1942-2013)
- Marcia FudgeAmerican attorney and politician (born 1952)
- Marcheline BertrandAmerican actress and producer (1950-2007)
- Marcia StrassmanAmerican actress and singer (1948-2014)
- Marcia NeugebauerAmerican geophysicist (born 1932)
- Marcia Barrettsingerborn 1948
- Marcia FreedmanIsraeli politician1938–2021
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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