Recorded 1979–1986 Boys' name Peak 1984 48 births

Margues — boys' name

48 babies named Margues in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s43

The verdict

48 boys have been named Margues since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1986.

48
total births
1979–1986
years on record
1980s
peak decade
90%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

90% of everyone ever named Margues was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

10 babies were named Margues in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Margues

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Margues between 1979 and 1986, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Margues currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Margues performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Margues shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Margues 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 48 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.

Margues at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

48

Since 1979

8 years of records

Peak year

1984

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1979

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1986

Margues popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1979

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1984)
10
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
4681012 1986198519841983198119801979 5

Margues by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
43 births that decade — 90% of Margues's all-time total
1970s51980s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Margues?
48 babies have been named Margues since 1979. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1984 with 10 births.
When was Margues most popular?
Margues was most popular in the 1980s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Margues been used?
Margues has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 8 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Margues?
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, 1979–1986 (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.