Girls' name · since 1975
Marquia
464 babies named Marquia in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 464
- total births
- 1975–2017
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 44%
- born in that decade
Marquia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 464 recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquia has been recorded 464 times among girls since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1975 to 2017.
- 464 total births
- 1975–2017 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 44% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Marquia's 464 recorded births place it above 83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Marquia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marquia's full recorded timeline at 1993, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marquia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2017
- Peak year (1983)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Marquia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Marquia's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Marquia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
182 births
- 1990s
1990s
206 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 206 births (44% of all-time use).
Marquia by state
Where Marquia concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 11 | 2.4% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
11 of 464 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Marquia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (206 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Marquias (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1975–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Marquia: Baby Name Since 1975 - 464 Births, Peak 1983." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/marquia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Marquia 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 July 2026.