Girls' name · since 1983

Marqita

28 babies named Marqita in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#41,864 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 1983
1980s
peak decade

28 girls have been named Marqita since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Marqita recorded 28 times among girls since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1989.

  • #41,864 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 28 born since 1983
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marqita ranks #41,864 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.

#41,864 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 1983
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Marqita's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Marqita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Marqita splits its recorded history at 1986: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Marqita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1984)
8
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
456789 1983198419861989 8

Marqita by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (28 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Marqita's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Marqita births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 28 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marqita?
Marqita has been given to 28 babies in the U.S. since 1983, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #41,864 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 8 babies were born in 1984, its single highest year.
Where does Marqita sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marqita ranks #41,864 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Marqita most popular?
Marqita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Marqita been used?
The SSA has tracked Marqita since 1983 -- 7 years through the most recent 1989 data.
What names are similar to Marqita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nearby Names Like Marqita

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Marqita

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Marqita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1983–1989 (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 Marqita 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.