Marquita

Last seen for girls in 2015 at #14,482 · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #4,811
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1983 · 2,543 births
Debut · girls
10 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
11,011
since 1919

Marquita over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Marquita has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201983peak #112, 1983girls
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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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First appearance
1919

The first year at least five girls were named Marquita! It came in at #3,005, and was given to 10 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1920–1923, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Marquita is popular in 1983

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Marquita, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Marquita, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Marquita, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Marquita, so not publishedNHWashington: #371 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,479 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Marquita, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Marquita, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marquita, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Marquita, so not publishedMNIllinois: #88 for girls · 161 births · 1 in 452 girlsILWisconsin: #151 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 871 girlsWIMichigan: #157 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 921 girlsMINew York: #235 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,409 girlsNYMassachusetts: #375 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,986 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Marquita, so not publishedRIOregon: #405 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,662 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Marquita, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Marquita, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Marquita, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Marquita, so not publishedIAIndiana: #162 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 966 girlsINOhio: #201 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,350 girlsOHPennsylvania: #176 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,014 girlsPANew Jersey: #218 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,319 girlsNJConnecticut: #217 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,317 girlsCTCalifornia: #274 for girls · 123 births · 1 in 1,526 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Marquita, so not publishedUTColorado: #443 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,116 girlsCONebraska: #240 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,474 girlsNEMissouri: #186 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,064 girlsMOKentucky: #239 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,502 girlsKYWest Virginia: #242 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,529 girlsWVVirginia: #55 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 275 girlsVAMaryland: #73 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 336 girlsMDDelaware: #104 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 417 girlsDEArizona: #314 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,698 girlsAZNew Mexico: #316 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,575 girlsNMKansas: #293 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,943 girlsKSArkansas: #37 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 162 girlsARTennessee: #62 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 310 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #40 for girls · 176 births · 1 in 190 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #40 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 176 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #27 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 124 girlsDCOklahoma: #194 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsOKLouisiana: #39 for girls · 168 births · 1 in 183 girlsLAMississippi: #13 for girls · 170 births · 1 in 90 girlsMSAlabama: #31 for girls · 145 births · 1 in 150 girlsALGeorgia: #33 for girls · 218 births · 1 in 161 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Marquita, so not publishedHITexas: #119 for girls · 195 births · 1 in 658 girlsTXFlorida: #71 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 363 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#13 · 1 in 90
  2. District of Columbia#27 · 1 in 124
  3. Alabama#31 · 1 in 150
  4. Georgia#33 · 1 in 161
  5. Arkansas#37 · 1 in 162

Best ever in a state: #13 in Mississippi, 1983.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#131701 in 90
District of Columbia#27461 in 124
Alabama#311451 in 150
Georgia#332181 in 161
Arkansas#37801 in 162
Louisiana#391681 in 183
North Carolina#401761 in 190
South Carolina#401011 in 176
Virginia#551121 in 275
Tennessee#62891 in 310
Florida#711621 in 363
Maryland#73671 in 336
Illinois#881611 in 452
Delaware#10471 in 417
Texas#1191951 in 658
Wisconsin#151351 in 871
Michigan#157601 in 921
Indiana#162351 in 966
Pennsylvania#176671 in 1,014
Missouri#186301 in 1,064
Oklahoma#194201 in 1,091
Ohio#201511 in 1,350
Connecticut#217121 in 1,317
New Jersey#218291 in 1,319
New York#235731 in 1,409
Kentucky#239151 in 1,502
Nebraska#24071 in 1,474
West Virginia#24271 in 1,529
California#2741231 in 1,526
Kansas#29381 in 1,943
Arizona#314121 in 1,698
New Mexico#31661 in 1,575
Washington#371111 in 2,479
Massachusetts#375111 in 2,986
Oregon#40561 in 2,662
Colorado#44371 in 3,116
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See more about Marquita
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2015
  • Biggest jump: 987 spots in 1983 (#1,099 → #112)
  • Biggest drop: 366 spots in 1994 (#881 → #1,247)
Rise & fade · girls
64 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1919
  • Peaked 1983 at #112 (2,543 births)
  • Births halved by 1985, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 14 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 14 yrs · run 1983–1993
Share of babies · girls
1 in 657
  • Highest: 1 in 657 girls born in 1983 were named Marquita (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 297,516 girls born in 2015 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 56.8% of all girls named Marquita (6,258) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s10#3,005 (1919)#3,005
1920s80#2,169 (1927)#3,112
1930s179#1,544 (1939)#1,950
1940s352#1,300 (1942)#1,447
1950s574#1,193 (1957)#1,334
1960s676#1,256 (1965)#1,350
1970s1,202#855 (1974)#1,042
1980s6,258#112 (1983)#635
1990s1,427#789 (1990)#1,544
2000s212#3,334 (2000)#6,818
2010s41#9,231 (2010)#12,336

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

Marquita in 1983

girls
#112
2,543 births · 1 in 657 girls
boys
#2,408
20 births · 1 in 89,628 boys

Top girls' names in 1983

  1. #1Jennifer54,353
  2. #2Jessica45,283
  3. #3Amanda33,749
  4. #4Ashley33,289
  5. #5Sarah27,228
  6. #6Melissa23,475
  7. #7Nicole22,400
  8. #8Stephanie22,329
  9. #9Heather20,747
  10. #10Elizabeth19,842
  11. #112Marquita2,543

Top boys' names in 1983

  1. #1Michael68,004
  2. #2Christopher59,324
  3. #3Matthew50,209
  4. #4David39,201
  5. #5Joshua36,687
  6. #6James36,342
  7. #7Jason35,113
  8. #8Daniel34,748
  9. #9John33,154
  10. #10Robert32,745
  11. #2,408Marquita20
More about 1983

girls

1,670,609 girls got a published name in 1983; 1 in 657 of them was named Marquita, which outranked 99.1% of the 12,074 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marquita
  1. #109Denise2,570
  2. #110Casey2,555
  3. #111Sabrina2,554
  4. #112Marquita2,543
  5. #113Lori2,520
  6. #113Nancy2,520
  7. #115Jillian2,514
Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,772Ciji#7,469 → #697
  2. ↑ 6,751Kirby#7,469 → #718
  3. ↑ 2,656Dwan#3,530 → #874
  4. ↑ 1,888Mallory#2,220 → #332
  5. ↑ 987Marquita#1,099 → #112
Fallers
  1. ↓ 656Syreeta#717 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 572Jenilee#817 → #1,389
  3. ↓ 538Tenika#947 → #1,485
  4. ↓ 396Toccara#541 → #937
  5. ↓ 333Venus#950 → #1,283

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

boys

1,792,564 boys got a published name in 1983; 1 in 89,628 of them was named Marquita, which outranked 67.2% of the 7,344 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Marquita
  1. #2,341Valente21
  2. #2,341Waleed21
  3. #2,341Wesly21
  4. #2,408Marquita20
  5. #2,408Antoino20
  6. #2,408Anuj20
  7. #2,408Arden20
  8. #2,493Akira19
  9. #2,493Alen19
  10. #2,493Antjuan19

Tied with 84 names at #2,408; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1982
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,260Remington#3,108 → #848
  2. ↑ 2,159Trumaine#3,108 → #949
  3. ↑ 1,157Akeem#1,774 → #617
  4. ↑ 738Jacoby#1,654 → #916
  5. ↑ 655Deven#1,622 → #967
Fallers
  1. ↓ 284Marcello#969 → #1,253
  2. ↓ 275Schuyler#845 → #1,120
  3. ↓ 273Jessy#917 → #1,190
  4. ↓ 258Kennith#981 → #1,239
  5. ↓ 220Jarrad#933 → #1,153

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

See the top 100 for 1983 →