US rank #10103 Boys' name Peak 1991 1,381 births

Marquese — #10103 US boys' name

1,381 babies named Marquese in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s461980s1951990s5252000s3822010s1762020s57
#10103
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 29% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Marquese was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

68 babies were named Marquese in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marquese

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,381 babies named Marquese between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marquese currently holds the #10103 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marquese performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 525 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Marquese shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Marquese in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marquese 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 1,381 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.

Marquese at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,381

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

1991

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,103

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Marquese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
68
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219751974 6

Marquese by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
525 births that decade — 38% of Marquese's all-time total
1970s461980s1951990s5252000s3822010s1762020s57

Marquese by state

Where Marquese concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Marquese
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
54 3.9%
#2 Illinois
43 3.1%
#3 Pennsylvania
24 1.7%
#4 Michigan
17 1.2%
#5 Maryland
12 0.9%
#6 New York
11 0.8%
#7 North Carolina
6 0.4%
#8 Florida
5 0.4%
California share of Marquese's total US births 3.9%
Even split

54 of 1,381 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Marquese appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marquese?
1,381 babies have been named Marquese since 1974. It currently ranks #10103 among boys. The peak year was 1991 with 68 births.
When was Marquese most popular?
Marquese was most popular in the 1990s decade with 525 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Marquese most popular?
The top states for the name Marquese are California (54 births), Illinois (43 births), Pennsylvania (24 births).
How long has the name Marquese been used?
Marquese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Marquese?
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.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.