Narcisa

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 12 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Narcisa is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Czech given name434 records spelled Narcisa3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Czechia, Slovakia, United States, Romania

  Languages: Czech, Slovak

  Also written Narcïsa

44 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Narcisa is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In German, weibl. Vom., italienische [nar'tji:za] und spanische [nar'Oisa] Form von

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

• La embriagadora

  as a name·25,000 nombres de bebé. La mejor guía para escoger el nombre adecuado

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

EC INEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024) — 115 years between 1901–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Narcisa de Jesúsb. 1832ECEcuadoran laywoman and santa (1832-1869)
• Narcisa Amáliab. 1856BRBrazilian writer and poet
• Narcisa Freixas i Cruellsb. 1859EScomposer (1859-1926)
• Narcisa Hirschb. 1928ARGerman-born Argentine experimental filmmaker (1928–2024)
• Narcisa Tamborindeguyb. 1966BRBrazilian socialite and lawyer
• Narcisa Mihevc-Mohrb. 1972SIchess player
• Narcisa Lecușanub. 1976RORomanian handball player
• Marizol Landázurib. 1991ECnot in their usual nameEcuadorian athletics competitor
• Narcisa PheresROEntrepreneur, Jewelry designer
• Narcisa ForăscuRORomanian academic

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 481 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Narcisa?

We estimate roughly 38 thousand people bear Narcisa (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Narcisa have the most bearers?

We estimate about 31 thousand people bear Narcisa in Ecuador, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled narcisa.

Where is Narcisa most common?

Narcisa is densest in Ecuador, where the national register counts about 1 in 542 people carrying it.

How common is Narcisa compared with other names?

In Ecuador, Narcisa is the 120th most common given name of 26,367 given names recorded there.

Is Narcisa a male or female name?

Narcisa is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Narcisa mean?

Recorded meaning: a female given name, masculine equivalent Narciso, name of a 19th century Peruvian saint