Girls' name · since 1980
Marquesha
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 471 babies named Marquesha, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 471
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
471 girls have been named Marquesha since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Marquesha has 471 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls 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 1980 to 2008.
- #12,310 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 471 born since 1980
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquesha ranks #12,310 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 471 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,310 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 471
- born since 1980
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marquesha's 471 recorded births place it above 82.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marquesha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marquesha's full recorded timeline at 1994, 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 1981, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marquesha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2008
- Peak year (1993)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Marquesha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (290 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Marquesha's strongest decade.
290 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Marquesha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 109
1980s
109 births
- 1990s
1990s
290 births
- 2000s 72
2000s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 290 births (62% of all-time use).
Marquesha by state
Where Marquesha concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 10 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 10 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 8 | 1.7% |
12 of 471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Marquesha's data
- Marquesha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (290 total births); usage has since declined to 72 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marqueshas (12 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marquesha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1980–2008 (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 Marquesha 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.