Unisex name · since 1951
Marque
Marque has 1,035 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,026 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,035
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marque is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,035 have been recorded since 1951.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marque has been recorded 1,035 times among boys since 1951, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2023.
- #5,026 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,035 born since 1951
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marque ranks #5,026 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,035 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,026 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,035
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marque's 1,035 recorded births place it above 88.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Marque's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marque's full recorded timeline at 1991, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marque popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2023
- Peak year (1988)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Marque popularity over time - girls
140 total births recorded since 1961 (Marque as girls' name)
Marque by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (275 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Marque's strongest decade.
275 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Marque births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s
1970s
142 births
- 1980s
1980s
275 births
- 1990s
1990s
263 births
- 2000s
2000s
176 births
- 2010s 85
2010s
85 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 275 births (27% of all-time use).
How Marque compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Marque's total volume
Marque by state
Where Marque concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 36 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 2.5% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
36 of 1,035 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Marque's data
- Marque's decade-level peak was the 1980s (275 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marques (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marque: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~72 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1951–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Marque 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 August 2026.