Boy or Girl

Is Marquis a boy or girl name?

Marquis is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 123 boys were named Marquis, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.9% of the 24,940 US babies named Marquis were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#1,474
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Marquis since 1880
24,940
Most popular year
1990
1,065 babies
Babies named Marquis each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Marquis from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05001,0001,5002,00018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Marquis, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s800%
1890s500%
1900s00–
1910s8400%
1920s10300%
1930s7900%
1940s9400%
1950s17000%
1960s26500%
1970s1,650834.8%
1980s4,8931863.7%
1990s8,8331731.9%
2000s4,924320.6%
2010s2,63600%
2020s72200%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
2024123#1,4740–
2023136#1,3740–
2022141#1,3340–
2021153#1,2470–
2020169#1,1500–
2019223#9600–
2018207#1,0040–
2017201#1,0080–
2016222#9430–
2015230#9280–
2014270#8380–
2013275#8020–
2012300#7640–
2011333#6970–
2010375#6440–
2009410#6140–
2008445#5770–
2007452#5690–
2006455#5520–
2005471#5230–
2004583#4465#17,841
2003534#4696#15,078
2002457#5016#14,761
2001531#4557#12,952
2000586#4228#11,416
1999616#3980–
1998732#3577#11,938
1997801#3297#11,610
1996897#29615#6,257
1995913#28925#4,175
1994959#28317#5,606
1993999#28224#4,334
1992914#29520#4,971
1991965#27630#3,601
19901,037#25828#3,778
1989798#30228#3,632
1988659#32624#3,856
1987550#35417#4,796
1986484#38013#5,646
1985504#36415#4,997
1984458#38221#3,824
1983415#39819#4,049
1982379#43018#4,273
1981335#45116#4,650
1980311#47615#4,885
1979288#48810#6,502
1978254#5150–
1977234#5459#6,663
1976169#63317#3,897
1975156#66212#5,037
1974142#6898#6,620
1973129#7106#8,033
1972100#8025#9,086
197191#85811#5,002
197087#8655#8,806
196945#1,1780–
196836#1,2720–
196729#1,4350–
196624#1,6050–
196520#1,7990–
196427#1,5290–
196319#1,8760–
196231#1,4160–
196121#1,8050–
196013#2,3880–
195919#1,8990–
195812#2,4580–
195716#2,0680–
195620#1,7990–
195518#1,8870–
195421#1,6910–
195317#1,9340–
195213#2,2200–
195115#2,0210–
195019#1,7330–
194910#2,5520–
194815#1,9960–
194713#2,2180–
19469#2,6340–
19459#2,5160–
19448#2,7750–
19438#2,8740–
19429#2,6430–
19418#2,8020–
19405#3,7700–
19398#2,7380–
193813#2,0590–
19375#3,8490–
19365#3,8780–
19355#3,9730–
19345#4,0070–
193310#2,4790–
193211#2,4110–
193111#2,4180–
19306#3,8550–
19290–0–
19286#3,9830–
19277#3,6680–
192611#2,6740–
192515#2,1470–
192411#2,7690–
192314#2,2920–
192213#2,4300–
192114#2,3290–
192012#2,5450–
191914#2,2200–
19188#3,2770–
19177#3,4410–
191612#2,3460–
19158#2,9760–
191412#1,9290–
191311#1,7620–
19127#2,1740–
19110–0–
19105#1,7620–
19090–0–
19080–0–
19070–0–
19060–0–
19050–0–
19040–0–
19030–0–
19020–0–
19010–0–
19000–0–
18990–0–
18980–0–
18970–0–
18960–0–
18955#1,1940–
18940–0–
18930–0–
18920–0–
18910–0–
18900–0–
18890–0–
18880–0–
18870–0–
18860–0–
18850–0–
18840–0–
18830–0–
18820–0–
18810–0–
18808#7200–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Marquis reached #258 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #3,601 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Marquis

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.