Recorded 1976–2008 Boys' name Peak 1976 79 births

Marquett — boys' name

79 babies named Marquett in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

79 boys have been named Marquett since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

79
total births
1976–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Marquett was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

7 babies were named Marquett in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marquett

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Marquett between 1976 and 2008, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marquett currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marquett performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marquett shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marquett 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 79 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.

Marquett at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

79

Since 1976

33 years of records

Peak year

1976

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1976

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2008

Marquett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1976

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1976)
7
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20082003199519921988198419771976 7

Marquett by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
28 births that decade — 35% of Marquett's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marquett?
79 babies have been named Marquett since 1976. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1976 with 7 births.
When was Marquett most popular?
Marquett was most popular in the 1990s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Marquett been used?
Marquett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 33 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Marquett?
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, 1976–2008 (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.