Unisex name · since 1948
Marquette
Marquette has 1,277 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,400 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,277
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marquette is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,277 have been recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquette has been recorded 1,277 times among boys since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2022.
- #4,400 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,277 born since 1948
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquette ranks #4,400 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,277 born since 1948, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,400 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,277
- born since 1948
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marquette's 1,277 recorded births place it above 90.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by District of Columbia.
Marquette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marquette splits its recorded history at 1988: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1948 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marquette popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2022
- Peak year (1992)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Marquette popularity over time - girls
652 total births recorded since 1937 (Marquette as girls' name)
Marquette by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (330 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Marquette's strongest decade.
330 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Marquette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 93
1960s
93 births
- 1970s
1970s
273 births
- 1980s
1980s
260 births
- 1990s
1990s
330 births
- 2000s
2000s
180 births
- 2010s 94
2010s
94 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 330 births (26% of all-time use).
How Marquette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Marquette's total volume
Marquette by state
Where Marquette concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | District of Columbia | | 92 | 7.2% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 50 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 12 | 0.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #5 | California | | 7 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Texas | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
92 of 1,277 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Marquette appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marquette's data
- Marquette's decade-level peak was the 1990s (330 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- District of Columbia records the most Marquettes (92 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. District of Columbia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marquette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1948–2022 (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 Marquette 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.