How Many People Are Named Marquan?
An estimated 1,849 people in the United States have the first name Marquan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Marquan peaked in popularity in 1997 with 91 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marquan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Marquan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,849
About 1 in 185,373 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1997
91 births
Total Registered
1,881
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marquan
Marquan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,881 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Marquan as a male name
Ranked #6,058 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 1997 (91 births)
Marquan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marquan span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 669 babies were registered. Marquan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marquan by Decade
How has Marquan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Marquan by State
Birth registrations for Marquan span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Tennessee, Georgia, New Jersey. On average, about 63 Marquans were registered per state.
Marquan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marquan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marquan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marquan?
We estimate approximately 1,849 people named Marquan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 185,373 Americans share this first name.
Is Marquan a common name?
Marquan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,881 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marquan most popular?
Marquan reached peak popularity in 1997, when 91 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marquan is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marquan a male name?
Marquan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marquan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marquan Smith, Marquan Johnson, Marquan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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