How Many People Are Named Marquita?
An estimated 9,785 people in the United States have the first name Marquita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Marquita peaked in popularity in 1983 with 2,563 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marquita 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 Marquita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,785
About 1 in 35,029 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1983
2,563 births
Total Registered
11,040
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marquita
Marquita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11,040 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Marquita as a male name
Ranked #5,052 in 1989
10 male births in 1989
Peak: 1983 (20 births)
Marquita as a female name
Ranked #15,726 in 2015
6 female births in 2015
Peak: 1983 (2,543 births)
Marquita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marquita span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 6,288 babies were registered. Marquita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marquita by Decade
How has Marquita 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.
Marquita by State
Birth registrations for Marquita span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Georgia, Texas. The lowest are in Oregon, West Virginia, Delaware. On average, about 231 Marquitas were registered per state.
Marquita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marquita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Marquita
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Marquita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marquita?
We estimate approximately 9,785 people named Marquita 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 35,029 Americans share this first name.
Is Marquita a common name?
Marquita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,040 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marquita most popular?
Marquita reached peak popularity in 1983, when 2,563 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marquita is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marquita a female name?
Marquita is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marquita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marquita Smith, Marquita Johnson, Marquita 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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