Recorded 1988–2020 Boys' name Peak 1996 212 births

Marquavis — boys' name

212 babies named Marquavis in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

212 boys have been named Marquavis since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2020.

212
total births
1988–2020
years on record
1990s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Marquavis was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

15 babies were named Marquavis in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marquavis

The Social Security Administration has registered 212 babies named Marquavis between 1988 and 2020, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marquavis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marquavis performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marquavis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marquavis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marquavis 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 212 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.

Marquavis at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

212

Since 1988

33 years of records

Peak year

1996

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1988

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2020

Marquavis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1988

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1996)
15
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Marquavis by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
108 births that decade — 51% of Marquavis's all-time total
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Marquavis by state

Where Marquavis concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marquavis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
10 4.7%
Georgia share of Marquavis's total US births 4.7%

10 of 212 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marquavis?
212 babies have been named Marquavis since 1988. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1996 with 15 births.
When was Marquavis most popular?
Marquavis was most popular in the 1990s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Marquavis most popular?
The top states for the name Marquavis are Georgia (10 births).
How long has the name Marquavis been used?
Marquavis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 33 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Marquavis?
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, 1988–2020 (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.