Recorded 1980–1991 Boys' name Peak 1988 42 births

Marguise — boys' name

42 babies named Marguise in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s321990s10

The verdict

42 boys have been named Marguise since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1991.

42
total births
1980–1991
years on record
1980s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Marguise was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

10 babies were named Marguise in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marguise

The Social Security Administration has registered 42 babies named Marguise between 1980 and 1991, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marguise currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marguise performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Marguise shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marguise 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 42 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.

Marguise at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

42

Since 1980

12 years of records

Peak year

1988

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1980

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1991

Marguise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1980

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1988)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
4681012 1991199019891988198719811980 5

Marguise by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
32 births that decade — 76% of Marguise's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marguise?
42 babies have been named Marguise since 1980. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1988 with 10 births.
When was Marguise most popular?
Marguise was most popular in the 1980s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Marguise been used?
Marguise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 12 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Marguise?
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, 1980–1991 (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.