Girls' name · since 1985
Marquasha
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 106 babies named Marquasha, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 106
- total births
- 1985–2004
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
Marquasha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 106 have been recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Marquasha recorded 106 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 1985 to 2004.
- 106 total births
- 1985–2004 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 66% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Marquasha's 106 recorded births place it above 63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marquasha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marquasha's full recorded timeline at 1997, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marquasha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2004
- Peak year (1997)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Marquasha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Marquasha's strongest decade.
70 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Marquasha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
70 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 70 births (66% of all-time use).
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- Marquasha's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (70 total births) through the 2000s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1985–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Marquasha: Baby Name Since 1985 - 106 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marquasha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Marquasha 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 July 2026.