Recorded 1967–1996 Girls' name Peak 1990 75 births

Marquesa — girls' name

75 babies named Marquesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1967, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s151980s191990s36

The verdict

75 girls have been named Marquesa since 1967, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.

75
total births
1967–1996
years on record
1990s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Marquesa was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

10 babies were named Marquesa in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marquesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Marquesa between 1967 and 1996, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marquesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marquesa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marquesa shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marquesa 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 75 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.

Marquesa at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

75

Since 1967

30 years of records

Peak year

1990

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1967

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1996

Marquesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1967

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1990)
10
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4681012 199619951993199119901986198519831979197619701967 5

Marquesa by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 48% of Marquesa's all-time total
1960s51970s151980s191990s36

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marquesa?
75 babies have been named Marquesa since 1967. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1990 with 10 births.
When was Marquesa most popular?
Marquesa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Marquesa been used?
Marquesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1967, spanning 30 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Marquesa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1967–1996 (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.