Boys' name · since 1973
Marquies
Marquies has 450 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,402 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 450
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
450 boys have been named Marquies since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquies has been recorded 450 times among boys since 1973, 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 1973 to 2017.
- #8,402 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 450 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquies ranks #8,402 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 450 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,402 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 450
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marquies's 450 recorded births place it above 81.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Marquies's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marquies splits its recorded history at 1996: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1997 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marquies popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2017
- Peak year (1997)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2017.
450 total births across 45 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1997 with 22 births in a single year.
Marquies by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (161 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Marquies's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Marquies births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s
1980s
111 births
- 1990s
1990s
161 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 161 births (36% of all-time use).
Marquies decade highlights
- Peak decade 161 births
- Runner-up 120 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Marquies by state
Where Marquies concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.1% |
10 of 450 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 2.2% of nationwide
- Illinois 1.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 2.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Marquies's data
- Marquies's decade-level peak was the 1990s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marquiess (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Marquies: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1973–2017 (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 Marquies 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.
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