Boys' name · since 1977
Marquan
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 1,895 babies named Marquan, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,424 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,241 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,895
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marquan currently ranks #6241 among boys' names in America, with 1,895 babies recorded since 1977.
Marquan has 1,895 recorded births among boys since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6241 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #3,424 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,241 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,895 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquan ranks #3,424 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,241 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,895 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,424 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,241 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,895
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marquan's 1,895 recorded births place it above 92.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Marquan compares
1,895 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marquan's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marquan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,895 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 91 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marquan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marquan's full recorded timeline at 2003, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 91 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marquan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 91
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Marquan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (669 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Marquan's strongest decade.
669 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Marquan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 90
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
669 births
- 2000s
2000s
660 births
- 2010s
2010s
344 births
- 2020s 127
2020s
127 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 669 births (35% of all-time use).
How Marquan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Marquan's total volume
Marquan by state
Where Marquan concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 163 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 161 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 159 | 8.4% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 95 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 84 | 4.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 31 | 1.6% |
| #7 | California | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Florida | | 20 | 1.1% |
163 of 1,895 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Marquan appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marquan's data
- Marquan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (669 total births); usage has since declined to 127 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Marquans (163 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marquan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~48 yrs)
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, 1977–2025 (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 Marquan 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.