Boys' name · since 1969
Marquise
10,603 babies named Marquise in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,169 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,318 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,603
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marquise currently ranks #2318 among boys' names in America, with 10,603 babies recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquise has been recorded 10,603 times among boys since 1969, currently ranked #2318 nationally and more common than 83% of boys, 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 1969 to 2025.
- #1,169 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,318 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,603 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquise ranks #1,169 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,318 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,603 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,169 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,318 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,603
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Marquise's 10,603 recorded births place it above 97.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Marquise compares
10,603 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Marquise's all-time total is 29x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Marquise | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,603 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 644 | 34 | 22,252 |
Marquise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marquise splits its recorded history at 1997: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 644 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marquise popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 644
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Marquise popularity over time - girls
392 total births recorded since 1966 (Marquise as girls' name)
Marquise by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,670 births, 44% of the file).
1990s was Marquise's strongest decade.
4,670 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Marquise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 256
1970s
256 births
- 1980s 1,215
1980s
1,215 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,670 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,593 births
- 2010s 1,361
2010s
1,361 births
- 2020s 497
2020s
497 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,670 births (44% of all-time use).
How Marquise 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 Marquise's total volume
Marquise by state
Where Marquise concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 820 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 690 | 6.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 684 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 657 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 607 | 5.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 582 | 5.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 497 | 4.7% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 412 | 3.9% |
820 of 10,603 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Marquise appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marquise's data
- Marquise's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,670 total births); usage has since declined to 497 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Marquises (820 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 Marquise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Marquise 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.