Boys' name · since 1880
Marquis
24,567 babies named Marquis in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #748 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,668 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,567
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
24,567 babies have been named Marquis since 1880, making it today's #1668 boys' name.
Marquis has 24,567 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1668 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #748 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,668 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 24,567 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquis ranks #748 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,668 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 24,567 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #748 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,668 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 24,567
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marquis's 24,567 recorded births place it above 98.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Florida.
How Marquis compares
24,567 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Marquis's all-time total is 67x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marquis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,567 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,037 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marquis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marquis splits its recorded history at 1968: 97% of all births land in the more recent half, 3% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1895 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 1,037 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marquis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 1,037
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Marquis popularity over time - girls
474 total births recorded since 1970 (Marquis as girls' name)
Marquis by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (8,833 births, 36% of the file).
1990s was Marquis's strongest decade.
8,833 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Marquis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 8
1880s
8 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 84
1910s
84 births
- 1920s 103
1920s
103 births
- 1930s 79
1930s
79 births
- 1940s 94
1940s
94 births
- 1950s 170
1950s
170 births
- 1960s 265
1960s
265 births
- 1970s 1,650
1970s
1,650 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,893 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,833 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,924 births
- 2010s 2,637
2010s
2,637 births
- 2020s 822
2020s
822 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 8,833 births (36% of all-time use).
How Marquis 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 Marquis's total volume
Marquis by state
Where Marquis concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 1,934 | 7.9% |
| #2 | California | | 1,800 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 1,700 | 6.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,681 | 6.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 1,585 | 6.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 1,353 | 5.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 962 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 940 | 3.8% |
1,934 of 24,567 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Marquis appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marquis's data
- Marquis's decade-level peak was the 1990s (8,833 total births); usage has since declined to 822 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Florida records the most Marquiss (1,934 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Marquis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Marquis 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.