Recorded 1985–2019 Boys' name Peak 1998 213 births

Marquay — boys' name

213 babies named Marquay in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s161990s702000s872010s40

The verdict

213 boys have been named Marquay since 1985, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2019.

213
total births
1985–2019
years on record
2000s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Marquay was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

12 babies were named Marquay in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marquay

The Social Security Administration has registered 213 babies named Marquay between 1985 and 2019, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marquay currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marquay performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marquay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marquay 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 213 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.

Marquay at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

213

Since 1985

35 years of records

Peak year

1998

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1985

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2019

Marquay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1985

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1998)
12
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 20192011200720031999199419891985 5

Marquay by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
87 births that decade — 41% of Marquay's all-time total
1980s161990s702000s872010s40

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marquay?
213 babies have been named Marquay since 1985. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1998 with 12 births.
When was Marquay most popular?
Marquay was most popular in the 2000s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Marquay been used?
Marquay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 35 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Marquay?
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.

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, 1985–2019 (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.