How Many People Are Named Marquisa?
An estimated 185 people in the United States have the first name Marquisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Marquisa peaked in popularity in 1988 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marquisa 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 Marquisa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
185
About 1 in 1,852,726 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1988
14 births
Total Registered
195
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marquisa
Marquisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 195 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marquisa as a female name
Ranked #14,762 in 2002
6 female births in 2002
Peak: 1988 (14 births)
Marquisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marquisa span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 85 babies were registered. Marquisa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marquisa by Decade
How has Marquisa 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.
Marquisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marquisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marquisa
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Marquisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marquisa?
We estimate approximately 185 people named Marquisa 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 1,852,726 Americans share this first name.
Is Marquisa a common name?
Marquisa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 195 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marquisa most popular?
Marquisa reached peak popularity in 1988, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marquisa is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marquisa a female name?
Marquisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marquisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marquisa Smith, Marquisa Johnson, Marquisa 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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