Recorded 1973–1992 Boys' name Peak 1987 154 births

Marguis — boys' name

154 babies named Marguis in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s301980s1061990s18

The verdict

154 boys have been named Marguis since 1973, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

154
total births
1973–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Marguis was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

18 babies were named Marguis in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marguis

The Social Security Administration has registered 154 babies named Marguis between 1973 and 1992, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marguis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marguis performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marguis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marguis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marguis 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 154 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.

Marguis at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

154

Since 1973

20 years of records

Peak year

1987

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1973

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1992

Marguis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1973

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1987)
18
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 199219901988198619841982197919751973 5

Marguis by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
106 births that decade — 69% of Marguis's all-time total
1970s301980s1061990s18

Marguis by state

Where Marguis concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marguis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
7 4.5%
New York share of Marguis's total US births 4.5%

7 of 154 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marguis?
154 babies have been named Marguis since 1973. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1987 with 18 births.
When was Marguis most popular?
Marguis was most popular in the 1980s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Marguis most popular?
The top states for the name Marguis are New York (7 births).
How long has the name Marguis been used?
Marguis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 20 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Marguis?
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, 1973–1992 (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.