Boys' name · since 1973
Marguis
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.
- #14,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 154
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
154 boys have been named Marguis since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Marguis has 154 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 1992.
- #14,573 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 154 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marguis ranks #14,573 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 154
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marguis's 154 recorded births place it above 67.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Marguis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marguis splits its recorded history at 1985: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marguis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1992
- Peak year (1987)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Marguis by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (106 births, 69% of the file).
1980s was Marguis's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Marguis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s
1980s
106 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 106 births (69% of all-time use).
Marguis by state
Where Marguis concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 4.5% |
7 of 154 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marguis's data
- Marguis's decade-level peak was the 1980s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Marguiss (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marguis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marguis draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.