Marquis

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #16,099 · #1,668 for boys in 2025, 99 births
Given to boys 98.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
1990 · 1,037 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
24,567
since 1880

Marquis over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Marquis has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #258, 1990boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,66899
2024—#1,459124
2023—#1,369136
2022—#1,330141
2021—#1,245153
2020—#1,149169
2019—#957223
2018—#998207
2017—#1,007201
2016—#939223
2015—#928230
2014—#835270
2013—#799275
2012—#763300
2011—#695333
2010—#643375
2009—#613410
2008—#577445
2007—#569452
2006—#551455
2005—#521471
2004#16,0995#446583
2003#13,8446#469534
2002#13,5956#501457
2001#12,0567#454531
2000#10,7458#422586
1999—#398616
1998#11,1387#357732
1997#10,8367#329801
1996#6,06415#296897
1995#4,09925#289913
1994#5,44517#283959
1993#4,25724#282999
1992#4,84920#295914
1991#3,54030#276965
1990#3,71428#2581,037
1989#3,56628#302798
1988#3,80524#326659
1987#4,66017#353550
1986#5,45913#379484
1985#4,86015#364504
1984#3,72621#381458
1983#3,94919#398415
1982#4,16718#429379
1981#4,53216#451335
1980#4,74315#476311
1979#6,18910#488288
1978—#513254
1977#6,3409#543234
1976#3,81217#631169
1975#4,85412#659156
1974#6,2588#686142
1973#7,4356#710128
1972#8,2925#797100
1971#4,81011#84892
1970#7,9955#86187
1969—#1,16845
1968—#1,25836
1967—#1,41129
1966—#1,58024
1965—#1,77420
1964—#1,51027
1963—#1,83919
1962—#1,40331
1961—#1,77821
1960—#2,31513
1959—#1,86519
1958—#2,37012
1957—#2,01916
1956—#1,76520
1955—#1,84518
1954—#1,66821
1953—#1,90017
1952—#2,15313
1951—#1,97215
1950—#1,70119
1949—#2,45310
1948—#1,94315
1947—#2,16913
1946—#2,5349
1945—#2,3939
1944—#2,6338
1943—#2,7328
1942—#2,5239
1941—#2,6568
1940—#3,4595
1939—#2,6098
1938—#1,97613
1937—#3,5185
1936—#3,5495
1935—#3,6455
1934—#3,6795
1933—#2,36810
1932—#2,31311
1931—#2,32811
1930—#3,5926
1929——
1928—#3,6976
1927—#3,4517
1926—#2,56611
1925—#2,08915
1924—#2,64111
1923—#2,22414
1922—#2,34713
1921—#2,26514
1920—#2,45912
1919—#2,15214
1918—#3,0968
1917—#3,2177
1916—#2,25912
1915—#2,8298
1914—#1,86812
1913—#1,67611
1912—#2,0457
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1880—#6828
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Marquis was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1911, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Marquis is popular in 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedMNIllinois: #315 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,608 boysILWisconsin: #306 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,600 boysWIMichigan: #338 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,804 boysMINew York: #276 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 2,126 boysNYMassachusetts: #272 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,190 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedIAIndiana: #466 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,465 boysINOhio: #377 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 4,807 boysOHPennsylvania: #280 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,165 boysPANew Jersey: #125 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 989 boysNJConnecticut: #224 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,171 boysCTCalifornia: #376 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 3,409 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedNEMissouri: #341 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,651 boysMOKentucky: #354 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,723 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #193 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,338 boysVAMaryland: #313 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,066 boysMDDelaware: #144 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 884 boysDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedKSArkansas: #214 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,469 boysARTennessee: #229 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,880 boysTNNorth Carolina: #214 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,612 boysNCSouth Carolina: #245 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,605 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #170 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 830 boysDCOklahoma: #308 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,592 boysOKLouisiana: #401 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,158 boysLAMississippi: #267 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,821 boysMSAlabama: #261 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,986 boysALGeorgia: #145 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 834 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedHITexas: #454 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 4,238 boysTXFlorida: #253 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,689 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Jersey#125 · 1 in 989
  2. Delaware#144 · 1 in 884
  3. Georgia#145 · 1 in 834
  4. District of Columbia#170 · 1 in 830
  5. Virginia#193 · 1 in 1,338

Best ever in a state: #64 in District of Columbia, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#125521 in 989
Delaware#14451 in 884
Georgia#145561 in 834
District of Columbia#170101 in 830
Virginia#193301 in 1,338
Arkansas#214101 in 1,469
North Carolina#214271 in 1,612
Connecticut#224101 in 2,171
Tennessee#229181 in 1,880
South Carolina#245141 in 1,605
Florida#253501 in 1,689
Alabama#261131 in 1,986
Mississippi#26791 in 1,821
Massachusetts#272131 in 3,190
New York#276611 in 2,126
Pennsylvania#280251 in 3,165
Wisconsin#30691 in 3,600
Oklahoma#30881 in 2,592
Maryland#313101 in 3,066
Illinois#315321 in 2,608
Michigan#338171 in 3,804
Missouri#341101 in 3,651
Kentucky#35451 in 4,723
California#376741 in 3,409
Ohio#377161 in 4,807
Louisiana#401101 in 3,158
Texas#454341 in 4,238
Indiana#46661 in 6,465
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Marquis
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 209 spots since 2024 (#1,459 → #1,668)
  • 519 spots since 2020 (#1,149 → #1,668)
  • 740 spots since 2015 (#928 → #1,668)
  • Biggest jump: 307 spots in 1970 (#1,168 → #861)
  • Biggest drop: 192 spots in 2020 (#957 → #1,149)
Rise & fade · boys
110 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1990 at #258 (1,037 births)
  • Births halved by 2002, 12 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 50 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 50 yrs · run 1970–2016
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,963
  • Highest: 1 in 1,963 boys born in 1993 were named Marquis (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 17,253 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #258 in 1990, was only 1 in 1,981 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 36.0% of all boys named Marquis (8,833) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s8#682 (1880)#682
1890s5#1,079 (1895)#1,079
1900s0——
1910s84#1,589 (1910)#2,303
1920s103#2,089 (1925)#2,638
1930s79#1,976 (1938)#2,958
1940s94#1,943 (1948)#2,550
1950s170#1,668 (1954)#1,926
1960s265#1,168 (1969)#1,604
1970s1,650#488 (1979)#674
1980s4,893#302 (1989)#386
1990s8,833#258 (1990)#306
2000s4,924#422 (2000)#512
2010s2,637#643 (2010)#856
2020s822#1,149 (2020)#1,370

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Marquis in 1988

girls
#3,805
24 births · 1 in 74,202 girls
boys
#326
659 births · 1 in 2,905 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #3,805Marquis24

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #326Marquis659
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 74,202 of them was named Marquis, which outranked 72.6% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marquis
  1. #3,690Yomaira25
  2. #3,690Yuridia25
  3. #3,690Zoraida25
  4. #3,805Marquis24
  5. #3,805Adia24
  6. #3,805Alona24
  7. #3,805Ameera24
  8. #3,893Aisling23
  9. #3,893Alexcia23
  10. #3,893Allicia23

Tied with 87 names at #3,805; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 2,905 of them was named Marquis, which outranked 96.2% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marquis
  1. #323Lamar668
  2. #324Kendall665
  3. #325Salvador663
  4. #326Marquis659
  5. #327Damien658
  6. #328Clarence655
  7. #328Israel655
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1988 →