How Many People Are Named Marquitta?
An estimated 1,071 people in the United States have the first name Marquitta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Marquitta peaked in popularity in 1983 with 138 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Marquitta 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 Marquitta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,071
About 1 in 320,032 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1983
138 births
Total Registered
1,183
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Marquitta
Marquitta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,183 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Marquitta as a female name
Ranked #18,201 in 2005
5 female births in 2005
Peak: 1983 (138 births)
Marquitta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Marquitta span from the 1930s to the 2000s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 591 babies were registered. Marquitta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Marquitta by Decade
How has Marquitta 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.
Marquitta by State
Birth registrations for Marquitta span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi. The lowest are in New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia. On average, about 18 Marquittas were registered per state.
Marquitta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Marquitta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Marquitta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Marquitta?
We estimate approximately 1,071 people named Marquitta 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 320,032 Americans share this first name.
Is Marquitta a common name?
Marquitta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,183 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Marquitta most popular?
Marquitta reached peak popularity in 1983, when 138 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Marquitta is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Marquitta a female name?
Marquitta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Marquitta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Marquitta Smith, Marquitta Johnson, Marquitta 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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