Recorded 1998–2008 Boys' name Peak 1998 27 births

Marqez — boys' name

27 babies named Marqez in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

27 boys have been named Marqez since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2008.

27
total births
1998–2008
years on record
2000s
peak decade
78%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Marqez was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

6 babies were named Marqez in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marqez

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Marqez between 1998 and 2008, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marqez currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marqez performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Marqez shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marqez 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 27 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.

Marqez at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

27

Since 1998

11 years of records

Peak year

1998

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1998

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2008

Marqez popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1998

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Marqez by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
21 births that decade — 78% of Marqez's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marqez?
27 babies have been named Marqez since 1998. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1998 with 6 births.
When was Marqez most popular?
Marqez was most popular in the 2000s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Marqez been used?
Marqez has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 11 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Marqez?
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, 1998–2008 (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.