Recorded 1977–2006 Boys' name Peak 1993 116 births

Marquest — boys' name

116 babies named Marquest in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

116 boys have been named Marquest since 1977, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

116
total births
1977–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
53%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Marquest was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

12 babies were named Marquest in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marquest

The Social Security Administration has registered 116 babies named Marquest between 1977 and 2006, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marquest currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marquest performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marquest shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marquest 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 116 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.

Marquest at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

116

Since 1977

30 years of records

Peak year

1993

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1977

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2006

Marquest popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1977

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1993)
12
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
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Marquest by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
62 births that decade — 53% of Marquest's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marquest?
116 babies have been named Marquest since 1977. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1993 with 12 births.
When was Marquest most popular?
Marquest was most popular in the 1990s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Marquest been used?
Marquest has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 30 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Marquest?
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.

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, 1977–2006 (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.