How Many People Are Named Marquetta?
An estimated 1,825 people in the United States have the first name Marquetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Marquetta peaked in popularity in 1984 with 91 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marquetta 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 Marquetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,825
About 1 in 187,811 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1984
91 births
Total Registered
2,130
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marquetta
Marquetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,130 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marquetta as a female name
Ranked #15,725 in 2015
6 female births in 2015
Peak: 1984 (91 births)
Marquetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marquetta span from the 1920s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 688 babies were registered. Marquetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marquetta by Decade
How has Marquetta 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.
Marquetta by State
Birth registrations for Marquetta span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, Illinois, Alabama. The lowest are in Tennessee, South Carolina, Pennsylvania. On average, about 27 Marquettas were registered per state.
Marquetta + Last Name Combinations
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Marquetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marquetta?
We estimate approximately 1,825 people named Marquetta 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 187,811 Americans share this first name.
Is Marquetta a common name?
Marquetta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,130 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marquetta most popular?
Marquetta reached peak popularity in 1984, when 91 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marquetta is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marquetta a female name?
Marquetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marquetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marquetta Smith, Marquetta Johnson, Marquetta 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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