Recorded 1974–2002 Girls' name Peak 1988 195 births

Marquisa — girls' name

195 babies named Marquisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s321980s851990s672000s11

The verdict

195 girls have been named Marquisa since 1974, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2002.

195
total births
1974–2002
years on record
1980s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Marquisa was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

14 babies were named Marquisa in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marquisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Marquisa between 1974 and 2002, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Marquisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marquisa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marquisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marquisa 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 195 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.

Marquisa at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

195

Since 1974

29 years of records

Peak year

1988

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1974

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2002

Marquisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1974

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1988)
14
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
46810121416 200219981994199019871983198019761974 8

Marquisa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
85 births that decade — 44% of Marquisa's all-time total
1970s321980s851990s672000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marquisa?
195 babies have been named Marquisa since 1974. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1988 with 14 births.
When was Marquisa most popular?
Marquisa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Marquisa been used?
Marquisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 29 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Marquisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mary, Margaret, Maria, Martha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1974–2002 (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.