Recorded 1980–2008 Girls' name Peak 1993 471 births

Marquesha — girls' name

471 babies named Marquesha in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s1091990s2902000s72
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Marquesha was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

44 babies were named Marquesha in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marquesha

The Social Security Administration has registered 471 babies named Marquesha between 1980 and 2008, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marquesha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marquesha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 290 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marquesha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Marquesha in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marquesha 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 471 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.

Marquesha at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

471

Since 1980

29 years of records

Peak year

1993

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1980

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2008

Marquesha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1980

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1993)
44
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
01020304050 20082003199919951991198719831980 6

Marquesha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
290 births that decade — 62% of Marquesha's all-time total
1980s1091990s2902000s72

Marquesha by state

Where Marquesha concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Marquesha
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%
California share of Marquesha's total US births 2.5%
Even split

12 of 471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marquesha?
471 babies have been named Marquesha since 1980. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1993 with 44 births.
When was Marquesha most popular?
Marquesha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 290 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Marquesha most popular?
The top states for the name Marquesha are California (12 births), Mississippi (10 births), Texas (10 births).
How long has the name Marquesha been used?
Marquesha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 29 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Marquesha?
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.

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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, 1980–2008 (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.