Given name
Marcita
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Marcita is a variant of Marcia. In Latin use, Marcia carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marcita is a variant of Marcia. In Latin use, Marcia carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marcita through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39
- 0 boys · 39 girls
- Most popular year
- 1960
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1971. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1960. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 112 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marcita’s family of names
Marcita has a related form in Marcia.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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