Boys' name · since 1988
Marquavis
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 212 babies named Marquavis, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 212
- total births
- 1988–2020
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
212 boys have been named Marquavis since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Marquavis has 212 recorded births among boys since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1988 to 2020.
- 212 total births
- 1988–2020 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Marquavis's 212 recorded births place it above 72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Marquavis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marquavis's full recorded timeline at 2000, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marquavis popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2020
- Peak year (1996)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2020.
212 total births across 33 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1996 with 15 births in a single year.
Marquavis by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Marquavis's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Marquavis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
108 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 108 births (51% of all-time use).
Marquavis decade highlights
- Peak decade 108 births
- Runner-up 61 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Marquavis by state
Where Marquavis concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 10 | 4.7% |
10 of 212 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Georgia 4.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Georgia accounts for 4.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Marquavis's data
- Marquavis's decade-level peak was the 1990s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Marquaviss (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
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, 1988–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Marquavis: Baby Name Since 1988 - 212 Births, Peak 1996." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marquavis. 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 Marquavis 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.
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