Recorded 1982–1989 Boys' name Peak 1989 20 births

Marcua — boys' name

20 babies named Marcua in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s20

The verdict

20 boys have been named Marcua since 1982, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.

20
total births
1982–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Marcua was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

10 babies were named Marcua in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marcua

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Marcua between 1982 and 1989, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marcua currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marcua performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marcua in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marcua in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 20 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Marcua at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

20

Since 1982

8 years of records

Peak year

1989

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1982

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1989

Marcua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1982

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1989)
10
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4681012 198919861982 5

Marcua by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
20 births that decade — 100% of Marcua's all-time total
1980s20

Marcua by state

Where Marcua concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marcua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 25.0%
California share of Marcua's total US births 25.0%

5 of 20 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marcua?
20 babies have been named Marcua since 1982. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1989 with 10 births.
When was Marcua most popular?
Marcua was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Marcua most popular?
The top states for the name Marcua are California (5 births).
How long has the name Marcua been used?
Marcua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 8 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Marcua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1982–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.