Recorded 1983–1989 Girls' name Peak 1984 28 births

Marqita — girls' name

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.

1980s28

The verdict

28 girls have been named Marqita since 1983, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.

28
total births
1983–1989
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Marqita was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

8 babies were named Marqita in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marqita

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Marqita between 1983 and 1989, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marqita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marqita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marqita 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 28 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.

Marqita at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

28

Since 1983

7 years of records

Peak year

1984

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1983

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1989

Marqita popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1984)
8
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
456789 1989198619841983 7

Marqita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
28 births that decade — 100% of Marqita's all-time total
1980s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marqita?
28 babies have been named Marqita since 1983. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1984 with 8 births.
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?
Marqita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 7 years of data through 1989.
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.

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, 1983–1989 (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.