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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #258, 1990boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1991

  • 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: #384 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,598 boysWAIdaho: 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: #269 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,862 boysILWisconsin: #253 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,339 boysWIMichigan: #217 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,597 boysMINew York: #260 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 1,841 boysNYMassachusetts: #287 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,194 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedORNevada: #277 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,834 boysNVWyoming: 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: #468 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,709 boysINOhio: #226 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,896 boysOHPennsylvania: #285 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 2,675 boysPANew Jersey: #164 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,214 boysNJConnecticut: #203 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,659 boysCTCalifornia: #390 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 3,468 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: #265 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,192 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedWVVirginia: #158 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,052 boysVAMaryland: #245 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,816 boysMDDelaware: #160 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 937 boysDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedNMKansas: #367 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,216 boysKSArkansas: #214 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,360 boysARTennessee: #288 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,357 boysTNNorth Carolina: #170 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,096 boysNCSouth Carolina: #83 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 423 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #102 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 416 boysDCOklahoma: #388 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,446 boysOKLouisiana: #327 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,065 boysLAMississippi: #211 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,117 boysMSAlabama: #205 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,147 boysALGeorgia: #131 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 726 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marquis, so not publishedHITexas: #342 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 2,358 boysTXFlorida: #146 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 873 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#83 · 1 in 423
  2. District of Columbia#102 · 1 in 416
  3. Georgia#131 · 1 in 726
  4. Florida#146 · 1 in 873
  5. Virginia#158 · 1 in 1,052

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#83551 in 423
District of Columbia#102191 in 416
Georgia#131671 in 726
Florida#1461021 in 873
Virginia#158401 in 1,052
Delaware#16051 in 937
New Jersey#164441 in 1,214
North Carolina#170421 in 1,096
Connecticut#203131 in 1,659
Alabama#205231 in 1,147
Mississippi#211151 in 1,117
Arkansas#214111 in 1,360
Michigan#217431 in 1,597
Ohio#226421 in 1,896
Maryland#245181 in 1,816
Wisconsin#253141 in 2,339
New York#260731 in 1,841
Missouri#265171 in 2,192
Illinois#269471 in 1,862
Nevada#27751 in 1,834
Pennsylvania#285301 in 2,675
Massachusetts#287131 in 3,194
Tennessee#288151 in 2,357
Louisiana#327151 in 2,065
Texas#342651 in 2,358
Kansas#36751 in 3,216
Washington#384101 in 3,598
Oklahoma#38861 in 3,446
California#390831 in 3,468
Indiana#46871 in 5,709
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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 1991

girls
#3,540
30 births · 1 in 62,500 girls
boys
#276
965 births · 1 in 2,094 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #3,540Marquis30

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #276Marquis965
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 62,500 of them was named Marquis, which outranked 77.1% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marquis
  1. #3,443Yaneli31
  2. #3,443Yer31
  3. #3,443Zoraida31
  4. #3,540Marquis30
  5. #3,540Amada30
  6. #3,540Amee30
  7. #3,540Anam30
  8. #3,633Alexius29
  9. #3,633Alvina29
  10. #3,633Amberlynn29

Tied with 92 names at #3,540; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 2,094 of them was named Marquis, which outranked 97.1% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marquis
  1. #273Harrison981
  2. #274Geoffrey972
  3. #275Josue967
  4. #276Marquis965
  5. #277Damian964
  6. #278Trent960
  7. #279Alfredo958
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991 →