Recorded 1973–2017 Boys' name Peak 1997 450 births

Marquies — boys' name

450 babies named Marquies in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s1111990s1612000s1202010s41
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Marquies was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

22 babies were named Marquies in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marquies

The Social Security Administration has registered 450 babies named Marquies between 1973 and 2017, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marquies currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marquies performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Marquies shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Marquies in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marquies 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 450 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.

Marquies at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

450

Since 1973

45 years of records

Peak year

1997

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1973

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2017

Marquies popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1973

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1997)
22
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Marquies by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
161 births that decade — 36% of Marquies's all-time total
1970s171980s1111990s1612000s1202010s41

Marquies by state

Where Marquies concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Marquies
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.2%
#2 Illinois
5 1.1%
California share of Marquies's total US births 2.2%
Even split

10 of 450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marquies?
450 babies have been named Marquies since 1973. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1997 with 22 births.
When was Marquies most popular?
Marquies was most popular in the 1990s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Marquies most popular?
The top states for the name Marquies are California (10 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Marquies been used?
Marquies has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 45 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Marquies?
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.

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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, 1973–2017 (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.