Unisex name · since 1984
Marquelle
Marquelle has 267 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1994 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 267
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marquelle sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 267 recorded since 1984.
Marquelle has 267 recorded births among boys since 1984, 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 1984 to 2016.
- #11,288 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 267 born since 1984
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquelle ranks #11,288 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 267 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,288 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 267
- born since 1984
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marquelle's 267 recorded births place it above 75.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Marquelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marquelle's full recorded timeline at 1999, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marquelle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2016
- Peak year (1994)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Marquelle popularity over time - girls
84 total births recorded since 1988 (Marquelle as girls' name)
Marquelle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (134 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Marquelle's strongest decade.
134 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Marquelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s 33
2010s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 134 births (50% of all-time use).
Marquelle by state
Where Marquelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 267 births nationwide.
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What to do with Marquelle's data
- Marquelle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (134 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Marquelles (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Marquelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1984–2016 (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 Marquelle 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.