How Many People Are Named Marquise?
An estimated 10,686 people in the United States have the first name Marquise. It is predominantly male (96.4%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Marquise peaked in popularity in 1995 with 673 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marquise 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 Marquise paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Marquise is overwhelmingly male, 392 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
10,686
About 1 in 32,075 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
96.4% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1995
673 births
Total Registered
10,933
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marquise
Marquise is predominantly male (96.4%), though 392 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Marquise as a male name
Ranked #2,351 in 2024
60 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (644 births)
Marquise as a female name
Ranked #17,173 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 1989 (30 births)
Marquise: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marquise span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 4,871 babies were registered. Marquise has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marquise by Decade
How has Marquise 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.
Marquise by State
Birth registrations for Marquise span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Mexico, Nevada, Kentucky. On average, about 247 Marquises were registered per state.
Marquise + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marquise as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marquise
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Marquise: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marquise?
We estimate approximately 10,686 people named Marquise 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 32,075 Americans share this first name.
Is Marquise a common name?
Marquise is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,933 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marquise most popular?
Marquise reached peak popularity in 1995, when 673 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marquise is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marquise a male name?
Marquise is predominantly male. 96.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marquise Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marquise Smith, Marquise Johnson, Marquise 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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