boy's name
Marquise
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 11,025
Marquise is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 60 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1995, when 673 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 55,258 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1966.
Marquise over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 16 |
| 1970s | 314 |
| 1980s | 1,322 |
| 1990s | 4,871 |
| 2000s | 2,614 |
| 2010s | 1,361 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 497 |
How popular is Marquise?
In 2025, Marquise was given to 60 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Marquise is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Marquise
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marquise also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marquise over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marquise
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marquise — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marquise
How popular is the name Marquise?
In 2025, Marquise was given to 60 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Marquise a girl's or a boy's name?
Marquise is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Marquise most popular?
Marquise peaked in 1995, when 673 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Marquise a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Marquise currently ranks #2,321 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.