US rank #9251 Boys' name Peak 1998 707 births

Marquavious — #9251 US boys' name

707 babies named Marquavious in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s2712000s2952010s942020s34
#9251
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 35% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Marquavious was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

58 babies were named Marquavious in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marquavious

The Social Security Administration has registered 707 babies named Marquavious between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marquavious currently holds the #9251 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marquavious performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 295 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marquavious shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 256 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Marquavious in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marquavious 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 707 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.

Marquavious at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

707

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

1998

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,251

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marquavious popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
58
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
020406080 20242018201320082003199819931988 6

Marquavious by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
295 births that decade — 42% of Marquavious's all-time total
1980s131990s2712000s2952010s942020s34

Marquavious by state

Where Marquavious concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Marquavious
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
256 36.2%
#2 Mississippi
80 11.3%
#3 Tennessee
18 2.5%
#4 Alabama
5 0.7%
Georgia share of Marquavious's total US births 36.2%
Even split

256 of 707 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marquavious?
707 babies have been named Marquavious since 1988. It currently ranks #9251 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 58 births.
When was Marquavious most popular?
Marquavious was most popular in the 2000s decade with 295 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Marquavious most popular?
The top states for the name Marquavious are Georgia (256 births), Mississippi (80 births), Tennessee (18 births).
How long has the name Marquavious been used?
Marquavious has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marquavious?
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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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, 1988–2024 (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.