How Many People Are Named Marquia?
An estimated 444 people in the United States have the first name Marquia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Marquia peaked in popularity in 1983 with 32 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marquia 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 Marquia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
444
About 1 in 771,969 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1983
32 births
Total Registered
464
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marquia
Marquia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 464 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marquia as a female name
Ranked #17,518 in 2017
5 female births in 2017
Peak: 1983 (32 births)
Marquia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marquia span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 206 babies were registered. Marquia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marquia by Decade
How has Marquia 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.
Marquia by State
Marquia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marquia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marquia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marquia?
We estimate approximately 444 people named Marquia 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 771,969 Americans share this first name.
Is Marquia a common name?
Marquia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 464 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marquia most popular?
Marquia reached peak popularity in 1983, when 32 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marquia is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marquia a female name?
Marquia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marquia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marquia Smith, Marquia Johnson, Marquia 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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