Marquise

Last seen for girls in 2002 at #15,432 · #2,304 for boys in 2025, 60 births
Given to boys 96.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1995 · 644 births
Debut · boys
11 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
10,603
since 1969

Marquise over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Marquise has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #370, 1995boys
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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#2,30460
2024#2,31361
2023#1,97078
2022#1,678102
2021#1,74093
2020#1,579103
2019#1,574106
2018#1,513113
2017#1,488113
2016#1,522110
2015#1,304136
2014#1,321132
2013#1,229146
2012#1,182153
2011#1,088171
2010#1,059181
2009#912226
2008#915224
2007#916216
2006#857234
2005#805238
2004#728261
2003#690280
2002#15,4325#663282
2001#13,5216#634296
2000#9,16310#589336
1999#8,22311#516412
1998#7,53212#442517
1997#5,86816#404574
1996#5,77116#417543
1995#3,67029#370644
1994#4,37623#448502
1993#4,99819#486433
1992#3,68029#549343
1991#4,32923#518369
1990#4,23023#552333
1989#3,40230#588278
1988#5,06516#673196
1987#4,85716#772142
1986#5,45913#854113
1985#4,86015#866109
1984#5,53912#871102
1983#95685
1982#1,05075
1981#10,4115#1,24654
1980#1,16661
1979#5,75111#1,26053
1978#5,95810#1,41043
1977#8,4446#1,47639
1976#1,64632
1975#5,9849#1,75328
1974#8,7755#2,67414
1973#5,5809#2,31117
1972#4,4416
1971#6,0068#2,97311
1970#2,62113
1969#2,68211
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First appearance
1969

The first year at least five boys were named Marquise! It came in at #2,682, and was given to 11 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1972, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.

Where Marquise is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedWIMichigan: #657 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 13,027 boysMINew York: #881 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 15,131 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #479 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,651 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #867 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 15,956 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedWVVirginia: #465 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,300 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #566 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,105 boysNCSouth Carolina: #356 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,051 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedMSAlabama: #342 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,195 boysALGeorgia: #624 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,636 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Marquise, so not publishedHITexas: #1,156 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 24,528 boysTXFlorida: #660 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,330 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alabama#342 · 1 in 3,195
  2. South Carolina#356 · 1 in 3,051
  3. Virginia#465 · 1 in 6,300
  4. New Jersey#479 · 1 in 6,651
  5. North Carolina#566 · 1 in 8,105

Best ever in a state: #94 in District of Columbia, 1995.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#34281 in 3,195
South Carolina#35671 in 3,051
Virginia#46561 in 6,300
New Jersey#47971 in 6,651
North Carolina#56651 in 8,105
Georgia#62451 in 8,636
Michigan#65751 in 13,027
Florida#66081 in 9,330
California#867141 in 15,956
New York#88181 in 15,131
Texas#1,15661 in 24,528
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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 Marquise
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 9 spots since 2024 (#2,313#2,304)
  • 725 spots since 2020 (#1,579#2,304)
  • 1,000 spots since 2015 (#1,304#2,304)
  • Biggest jump: 99 spots in 1988 (#772#673)
  • Biggest drop: 147 spots in 2010 (#912#1,059)
Rise & fade · boys
26 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1969
  • Peaked 1995 at #370 (644 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 27 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1983–2009
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,956
  • Highest: 1 in 2,956 boys born in 1995 were named Marquise (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 28,468 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 44.0% of all boys named Marquise (4,670) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s11#2,682 (1969)#2,682
1970s256#1,260 (1979)#2,257
1980s1,215#588 (1989)#904
1990s4,670#370 (1995)#470
2000s2,593#589 (2000)#771
2010s1,361#1,059 (2010)#1,328
2020s497#1,579 (2020)#1,931

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.

Marquise in 1985

girls
#4,860
15 births · 1 in 114,722 girls
boys
#866
109 births · 1 in 16,956 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #4,860Marquise15

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #866Marquise109
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 114,722 of them was named Marquise, which outranked 61.1% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marquise
  1. #4,635Yahira16
  2. #4,635Yuridia16
  3. #4,635Zaneta16
  4. #4,860Marquise15
  5. #4,860Abril15
  6. #4,860Adelaida15
  7. #4,860Adrean15
  8. #5,077Abigayle14
  9. #5,077Adelia14
  10. #5,077Adrena14

Tied with 216 names at #4,860; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. 7,360Kayleigh#8,153#793
  2. 1,675Madison#2,299#624
  3. 1,167Cierra#1,633#466
  4. 1,002Ciera#1,703#701
  5. 787Krystina#1,332#545
Fallers
  1. 1,164Grisel#784#1,948
  2. 893Ciji#963#1,856
  3. 419Falon#914#1,333
  4. 364Alesia#969#1,333
  5. 362Echo#845#1,207

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

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 16,956 of them was named Marquise, which outranked 88.6% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marquise
  1. #857Jeremey110
  2. #857Leif110
  3. #857Lynn110
  4. #866Marquise109
  5. #866Bernardo109
  6. #866Chaim109
  7. #866Cliff109
  8. #875Francesco108
  9. #875Schuyler108
  10. #877Darwin107

Tied with 8 names at #866; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. 2,425Jaymes#3,270#845
  2. 977Trace#1,933#956
  3. 933Durrell#1,656#723
  4. 793Durell#1,399#606
  5. 562Brandyn#1,444#882
Fallers
  1. 420Anwar#951#1,371
  2. 345Zebulon#976#1,321
  3. 303Tavares#925#1,228
  4. 250Alonso#931#1,181
  5. 228Abdul#1,000#1,228

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

See the top 100 for 1985