Boys' name · since 1989

Marquale

24 babies named Marquale in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#27,576 of 45,481
all-time among boys
24
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade

24 boys have been named Marquale since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Marquale recorded 24 times among boys since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 1994.

  • #27,576 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 24 born since 1989
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquale ranks #27,576 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.

#27,576 of 45,481
all-time among boys
24
born since 1989
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Marquale's 24 recorded births place it above 39.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Marquale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Marquale splits its recorded history at 1993: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Marquale popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1994)
7
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1989199219931994 7

Marquale by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (18 births, 75% of the file).

1990s was Marquale's strongest decade.

18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Marquale births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 18 births (75% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marquale?
Marquale has been given to 24 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,576 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1994. 7 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
Where does Marquale sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquale ranks #27,576 of 45,481 boys' 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 Marquale most popular?
Marquale was most popular in the 1990s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Marquale been used?
Marquale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 6 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Marquale?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Marquale: 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, 1989–1994 (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 Marquale 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.