girl's name
Marquitta
- Gender Girl
- Letters 9
- Births on record 1,183
Marquitta is a girl's name. In 2005 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1983, when 138 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1938.
Marquitta over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2005, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 7 |
| 1940s | 30 |
| 1950s | 55 |
| 1960s | 99 |
| 1970s | 184 |
| 1980s | 591 |
| 1990s | 198 |
| 2000s (to 2005) | 19 |
How popular is Marquitta?
In 2005, Marquitta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
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 Marquitta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Marquitta also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Marquitta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Marquitta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marquitta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Marquitta
How popular is the name Marquitta?
In 2005, Marquitta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Marquitta a girl's or a boy's name?
Marquitta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Marquitta most popular?
Marquitta peaked in 1983, when 138 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.