How Many People Are Named Marquez?
An estimated 5,488 people in the United States have the first name Marquez. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Marquez peaked in popularity in 1998 with 258 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marquez 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 Marquez paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,488
About 1 in 62,455 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1998
258 births
Total Registered
5,599
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marquez
Marquez is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 5,599 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Marquez as a male name
Ranked #3,303 in 2024
36 male births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (258 births)
Marquez as a female name
Ranked #14,374 in 1990
5 female births in 1990
Peak: 1990 (5 births)
Marquez: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marquez span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,925 babies were registered. Marquez has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marquez by Decade
How has Marquez 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.
Marquez by State
Birth registrations for Marquez span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Florida, California. The lowest are in West Virginia, Washington, New Mexico. On average, about 153 Marquezs were registered per state.
Marquez + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marquez as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marquez
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Marquez: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marquez?
We estimate approximately 5,488 people named Marquez 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 62,455 Americans share this first name.
Is Marquez a common name?
Marquez is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,599 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marquez most popular?
Marquez reached peak popularity in 1998, when 258 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marquez is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marquez a male name?
Marquez is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marquez Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marquez Smith, Marquez Johnson, Marquez 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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