How Many People Are Named Marques Garcia?

There are approximately 30 people named Marques Garcia living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,425,145 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Marques with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Garcia. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 11,425,145 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Marques

Last Name

Garcia

Est. Bearers 1,318,173

Census Rank #6

Per 100K 384.58

Rarity Very Common

Marques: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Marques. The peak year was 1983 with 350 births. The average person named Marques today is 31 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Marques

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Marques in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Marques rose or fell over time.

White

5.68%

Black

70.86%

Hispanic

12.31%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.02%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.40%

Two or More Races

8.73%

Ancestry of the Garcia Surname

The surname Garcia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Garcia in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

5.70%

Black

0.55%

Hispanic

91.20%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.64%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.49%

Two or More Races

0.43%

How we calculated this

The first name "Marques" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Garcia" appears at a rate of 384.58 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Marques are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 30 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Marques

Marques Smith Marques Johnson Marques Williams Marques Jones Marques Brown

Other people with the surname Garcia

Michael Garcia James Garcia John Garcia David Garcia Robert Garcia William Garcia Christopher Garcia Joseph Garcia

Marques Garcia: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Marques Garcia?

We estimate approximately 30 people named Marques Garcia are alive in the United States today. The first name Marques is shared by 7,815 Americans, and the surname Garcia is shared by 1,318,173.

How rare is the name Marques Garcia?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,425,145 Americans. The first name Marques is rare and the surname Garcia is very common.

Is Marques a male or female name?

Marques is predominantly male, with 99.7% of bearers being male and 0.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 1983 and the average bearer today is 31 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Marques?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Marques was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (70.86%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (12.31%) and Two or More Races (8.73%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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