Recorded 1984–2016 Unisex name Peak 1994 267 births

Marquelle — boys' name

267 babies named Marquelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s361990s1342000s642010s33
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Marquelle was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

17 babies were named Marquelle in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marquelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 267 babies named Marquelle between 1984 and 2016, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marquelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Marquelle is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 84 additional births since 1988.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marquelle performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marquelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Marquelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marquelle 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 267 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.

Marquelle at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

267

Since 1984

33 years of records

Peak year

1994

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1984

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2016

Marquelle popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1984

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1994)
17
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
05101520 20162010200520011997199319891984 5

Marquelle popularity over time — girls

84 total births recorded since 1988 (Marquelle as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 84 births
46810121416 20012000199819971996199519941993199219911988 8

Marquelle by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
134 births that decade — 50% of Marquelle's all-time total
1980s361990s1342000s642010s33

Marquelle by state

Where Marquelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Marquelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 1.9%
Ohio share of Marquelle's total US births 1.9%

5 of 267 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marquelle?
267 babies have been named Marquelle since 1984. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1994 with 17 births.
When was Marquelle most popular?
Marquelle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Marquelle most popular?
The top states for the name Marquelle are Ohio (5 births).
Is Marquelle a unisex name?
Yes, Marquelle is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 267 births, and as a girl's name it has 84 births.
How long has the name Marquelle been used?
Marquelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 33 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Marquelle?
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, 1984–2016 (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.