Total births
36
Boys' name · since 1986
Markquis
Markquis has 36 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 36
- total births
- 1986–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 86%
- born in that decade
36 boys have been named Markquis since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Markquis has 36 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 1996.
- 36 total births
- 1986–1996 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 86% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
36 boys have been named Markquis since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.
- 36
- total births
- 1986–1996
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 86%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
86% of everyone ever named Markquis was born in this single decade.
1990
Single peak year
9 babies were named Markquis in 1990 - its busiest year on record.
Markquis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Markquis's full recorded timeline at 1993, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Markquis at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
1990
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1986
Markquis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1996
- Peak year (1990)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Markquis by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Markquis's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Markquis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 31 births (86% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Markquis? ▼
Markquis has been given to 36 babies in the U.S. since 1986, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1996. 9 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
When was Markquis most popular? ▼
Markquis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Markquis been used? ▼
Markquis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 11 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Markquis? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Markquis
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1986–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Markquis: Baby Name Since 1986 - 36 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/markquis. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Markquis 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 July 2026.