Recorded 1988–2016 Boys' name Peak 2000 204 births

Marquon — boys' name

204 babies named Marquon in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s852000s872010s19

The verdict

204 boys have been named Marquon since 1988, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

204
total births
1988–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
43%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Marquon was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

18 babies were named Marquon in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Marquon

The Social Security Administration has registered 204 babies named Marquon between 1988 and 2016, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Marquon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Marquon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 87 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Marquon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Marquon 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 204 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.

Marquon at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

204

Since 1988

29 years of records

Peak year

2000

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1988

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2016

Marquon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1988

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2000)
18
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 201620092006200320001996199319901988 6

Marquon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
87 births that decade — 43% of Marquon's all-time total
1980s131990s852000s872010s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Marquon?
204 babies have been named Marquon since 1988. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2000 with 18 births.
When was Marquon most popular?
Marquon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Marquon been used?
Marquon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 29 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Marquon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mark, Martin, Marvin, Marcus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1988–2016 (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.