Girls' name · since 1938
Marquitta
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 1,183 babies named Marquitta, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,684 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,183
- born since 1938
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marquitta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,183 have been recorded since 1938.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquitta has been recorded 1,183 times among girls since 1938, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2005.
- #6,684 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,183 born since 1938
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marquitta ranks #6,684 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,183 born since 1938, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,684 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,183
- born since 1938
- 1980s
- peak decade
Marquitta's 1,183 recorded births place it above 90.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
Marquitta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Marquitta's full recorded timeline at 1975, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 138 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Marquitta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2005
- Peak year (1983)
- 138
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Marquitta by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (591 births, 50% of the file).
1980s was Marquitta's strongest decade.
591 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Marquitta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 30
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 55
1950s
55 births
- 1960s 99
1960s
99 births
- 1970s 184
1970s
184 births
- 1980s
1980s
591 births
- 1990s 198
1990s
198 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 591 births (50% of all-time use).
How Marquitta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Marquitta's total volume
Marquitta by state
Where Marquitta concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 50 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 30 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 30 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 25 | 2.1% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 24 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 24 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Texas | | 23 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 18 | 1.5% |
50 of 1,183 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Marquitta appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Marquitta's data
- Marquitta's decade-level peak was the 1980s (591 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Marquittas (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Marquitta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1938–2005 (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 Marquitta 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.