Girls' name · since 1991
Marquessa
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Marquessa, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marquessa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 18 have been recorded since 1991.
Marquessa has 18 recorded births among girls since 1991, 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 1991 to 2003.
- #47,140 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1991
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquessa ranks #47,140 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1991, peaking in the 1990s.
- #47,140 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1991
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marquessa's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Marquessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marquessa splits its recorded history at 1993: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marquessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2003
- Peak year (1993)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Marquessa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).
1990s was Marquessa's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Marquessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
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- Marquessa's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2000s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marquessa: 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 (~12 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, 1991–2003 (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 Marquessa 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.