Recorded 1989–2017 Boys' name Peak 1997 93 births

Marq — boys' name

93 babies named Marq in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

93 boys have been named Marq since 1989, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2017.

93
total births
1989–2017
years on record
1990s
peak decade
82%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

82% of everyone ever named Marq was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

12 babies were named Marq in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marq

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Marq between 1989 and 2017, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marq currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marq performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marq shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marq 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 93 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.

Marq at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

93

Since 1989

29 years of records

Peak year

1997

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1989

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2017

Marq popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1989

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1997)
12
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Marq by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
76 births that decade — 82% of Marq's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marq?
93 babies have been named Marq since 1989. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1997 with 12 births.
When was Marq most popular?
Marq was most popular in the 1990s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
How long has the name Marq been used?
Marq has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 29 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Marq?
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, 1989–2017 (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.