Recorded 1981–2001 Girls' name Peak 1992 52 births

Marqueshia — girls' name

52 babies named Marqueshia in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

52 girls have been named Marqueshia since 1981, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2001.

52
total births
1981–2001
years on record
1990s
peak decade
62%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

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

1992
Single peak year

9 babies were named Marqueshia in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marqueshia

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Marqueshia between 1981 and 2001, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marqueshia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marqueshia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Marqueshia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marqueshia 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 52 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.

Marqueshia at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

52

Since 1981

21 years of records

Peak year

1992

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1981

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2001

Marqueshia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1981

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1992)
9
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Marqueshia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
32 births that decade — 62% of Marqueshia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marqueshia?
52 babies have been named Marqueshia since 1981. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1992 with 9 births.
When was Marqueshia most popular?
Marqueshia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Marqueshia been used?
Marqueshia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 21 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Marqueshia?
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, 1981–2001 (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.