How Many People Are Named Marquette?
An estimated 1,798 people in the United States have the first name Marquette. It is used for both genders, with 66.2% male. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Marquette peaked in popularity in 1992 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marquette 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 Marquette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,798
About 1 in 190,631 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
66.2% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1992
68 births
Total Registered
1,929
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marquette
Marquette is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (66.2%) and females (33.8%). Out of 1,929 total births registered, 1,277 were male and 652 were female.
Marquette as a male name
Ranked #10,470 in 2022
7 male births in 2022
Peak: 1992 (50 births)
Marquette as a female name
Ranked #12,951 in 2001
7 female births in 2001
Peak: 1984 (34 births)
Marquette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marquette span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 460 babies were registered. Marquette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marquette by Decade
How has Marquette 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.
Marquette by State
Birth registrations for Marquette span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in District of Columbia, Tennessee, Texas. The lowest are in Maryland, Louisiana, Illinois. On average, about 21 Marquettes were registered per state.
Marquette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marquette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marquette
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Marquette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marquette?
We estimate approximately 1,798 people named Marquette 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 190,631 Americans share this first name.
Is Marquette a common name?
Marquette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,929 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marquette most popular?
Marquette reached peak popularity in 1992, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marquette is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marquette a male name?
Marquette is predominantly male. 66.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marquette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marquette Smith, Marquette Johnson, Marquette 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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