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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1990 · 1,037 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 24,567since 1880
Marquis over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Marquis has never cracked the top 200 here.
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.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,668 | 99 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,459 | 124 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,369 | 136 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,330 | 141 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,245 | 153 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,149 | 169 | |
| 2019 | — | #957 | 223 | |
| 2018 | — | #998 | 207 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,007 | 201 | |
| 2016 | — | #939 | 223 | |
| 2015 | — | #928 | 230 | |
| 2014 | — | #835 | 270 | |
| 2013 | — | #799 | 275 | |
| 2012 | — | #763 | 300 | |
| 2011 | — | #695 | 333 | |
| 2010 | — | #643 | 375 | |
| 2009 | — | #613 | 410 | |
| 2008 | — | #577 | 445 | |
| 2007 | — | #569 | 452 | |
| 2006 | — | #551 | 455 | |
| 2005 | — | #521 | 471 | |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #446 | 583 |
| 2003 | #13,844 | 6 | #469 | 534 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #501 | 457 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #454 | 531 |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #422 | 586 |
| 1999 | — | #398 | 616 | |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #357 | 732 |
| 1997 | #10,836 | 7 | #329 | 801 |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | #296 | 897 |
| 1995 | #4,099 | 25 | #289 | 913 |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | #283 | 959 |
| 1993 | #4,257 | 24 | #282 | 999 |
| 1992 | #4,849 | 20 | #295 | 914 |
| 1991 | #3,540 | 30 | #276 | 965 |
| 1990 | #3,714 | 28 | #258 | 1,037 |
| 1989 | #3,566 | 28 | #302 | 798 |
| 1988 | #3,805 | 24 | #326 | 659 |
| 1987 | #4,660 | 17 | #353 | 550 |
| 1986 | #5,459 | 13 | #379 | 484 |
| 1985 | #4,860 | 15 | #364 | 504 |
| 1984 | #3,726 | 21 | #381 | 458 |
| 1983 | #3,949 | 19 | #398 | 415 |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 | #429 | 379 |
| 1981 | #4,532 | 16 | #451 | 335 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 | #476 | 311 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #488 | 288 |
| 1978 | — | #513 | 254 | |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #543 | 234 |
| 1976 | #3,812 | 17 | #631 | 169 |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 | #659 | 156 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #686 | 142 |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #710 | 128 |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 | #797 | 100 |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | #848 | 92 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #861 | 87 |
| 1969 | — | #1,168 | 45 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,258 | 36 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,411 | 29 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,580 | 24 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,774 | 20 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,510 | 27 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,839 | 19 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,403 | 31 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,778 | 21 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,315 | 13 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,865 | 19 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,370 | 12 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,019 | 16 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,765 | 20 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,845 | 18 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,668 | 21 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,900 | 17 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,153 | 13 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,972 | 15 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,701 | 19 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,453 | 10 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,943 | 15 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,169 | 13 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,534 | 9 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,393 | 9 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,633 | 8 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,732 | 8 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,523 | 9 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,656 | 8 | |
| 1940 | — | #3,459 | 5 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,609 | 8 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,976 | 13 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,518 | 5 | |
| 1936 | — | #3,549 | 5 | |
| 1935 | — | #3,645 | 5 | |
| 1934 | — | #3,679 | 5 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,368 | 10 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,313 | 11 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,328 | 11 | |
| 1930 | — | #3,592 | 6 | |
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | — | #3,697 | 6 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,451 | 7 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,566 | 11 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,089 | 15 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,641 | 11 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,224 | 14 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,347 | 13 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,265 | 14 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,459 | 12 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,152 | 14 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,096 | 8 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,259 | 12 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,829 | 8 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,868 | 12 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,676 | 11 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,045 | 7 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
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| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
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| 1880 | — | #682 | 8 | |
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 2013
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Mississippi#355 · 1 in 1,686
- Nevada#477 · 1 in 2,651
- Georgia#482 · 1 in 2,826
- Virginia#494 · 1 in 3,209
- Maryland#495 · 1 in 3,054
Best ever in a state: #64 in District of Columbia, 1998.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #355 | 8 | 1 in 1,686 |
| Nevada | #477 | 5 | 1 in 2,651 |
| Georgia | #482 | 19 | 1 in 2,826 |
| Virginia | #494 | 13 | 1 in 3,209 |
| Maryland | #495 | 9 | 1 in 3,054 |
| Minnesota | #558 | 8 | 1 in 3,502 |
| South Carolina | #558 | 6 | 1 in 3,535 |
| Florida | #567 | 25 | 1 in 3,736 |
| North Carolina | #594 | 12 | 1 in 4,201 |
| New York | #623 | 23 | 1 in 4,456 |
| Missouri | #630 | 7 | 1 in 4,537 |
| Michigan | #659 | 10 | 1 in 4,799 |
| Louisiana | #703 | 6 | 1 in 4,119 |
| Wisconsin | #736 | 5 | 1 in 5,423 |
| Colorado | #745 | 5 | 1 in 5,365 |
| Tennessee | #755 | 6 | 1 in 5,928 |
| Pennsylvania | #759 | 9 | 1 in 6,639 |
| Ohio | #760 | 10 | 1 in 5,967 |
| Illinois | #769 | 11 | 1 in 5,992 |
| Texas | #955 | 20 | 1 in 9,013 |
| California | #1,218 | 15 | 1 in 15,135 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8 | #682 (1880) | #682 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,079 (1895) | #1,079 |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 84 | #1,589 (1910) | #2,303 |
| 1920s | 103 | #2,089 (1925) | #2,638 |
| 1930s | 79 | #1,976 (1938) | #2,958 |
| 1940s | 94 | #1,943 (1948) | #2,550 |
| 1950s | 170 | #1,668 (1954) | #1,926 |
| 1960s | 265 | #1,168 (1969) | #1,604 |
| 1970s | 1,650 | #488 (1979) | #674 |
| 1980s | 4,893 | #302 (1989) | #386 |
| 1990s | 8,833 | #258 (1990) | #306 |
| 2000s | 4,924 | #422 (2000) | #512 |
| 2010s | 2,637 | #643 (2010) | #856 |
| 2020s | 822 | #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 2013
boys
#799
275 births · 1 in 6,878 boys
Top boys' names in 2013
More about 2013
boys
1,891,581 boys got a published name in 2013; 1 in 6,878 of them was named Marquis, which outranked 94.3% of the 14,070 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).